At just 15, Katrina Neve exposed horrific shelter that was raking in thousands using Facebook.. and saved the lives of 17 animals THE TEEN
had tried to feed off their bodies to survive. They were in a varied state of decomposition with some being dead for months. There were black bags of remains strewn about.”
The team found bags of blankets, toys and dry food – which appeared to have been sent by kind-hearted animal lovers – lying nearby unopened.
“There were pallets of wet and dry food, bedding and blankets found in the shelter, but they hadn’t been given to the dogs,” said the spokeswoman.
“All the survivors were suffering from severe dehydration, although the ones outside had fared better having access to the snow.
“Those incarcerated in the building had little chance so it was a miracle any of these survived.” She said the 16 dogs Katrina and her mum’s quickthinking saved in addition to Angel have now been placed in other shelters.
The spokeswoman added: “One of the people now looking after the animals said the dogs were so weak many could not stand and he had to hold up their heads to enable them to drink water.
“Another rescuer who took some of these dogs had them thoroughly checked by her vet.
“The diagnosis was ‘deep starvation’. All the dogs were less than half their expected body weight.”
Animals at the shelter were strays rescued from government pounds –