An Irish charity has made an emergency plea for foster homes for over a dozen dogs, saying that they are on "death row" if they don't find a place for Friday.
My Lovely Horse Rescue, an animal welfare organisation that rescues, rehabilitate and rehomes unwanted, neglected and abused animals, took to social media to make the appeal.
The organisation is full of animals needing new homes - and as a result, they have no space for the dogs in the midlands.
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They are all in a pound, and are set to be put down if they don't find a foster or forever home soon.
The charity said: "14 dogs in a Midlands pound on death row. We have until Friday to save their lives. We are completely full. We have SO many dogs ready for their forever homes! If you want to adopt or foster, please contact us now."
The plea from the charity comes less than a week after two decapitated animals were found in the capital.
On Thursday afternoon, an inspector was called to a green area in Ballyboden, south Dublin, where a cat's body had been dumped.
The cat, a tabby and white female, had been decapitated and the head was not found at the scene.
On Monday afternoon, the DSPCA received a call from a member of the public alerting them to the body of a dog that had been dumped in the shed beside some apartments.
Upon inspection, they discovered that it had been decapitated.
The large tan male un-neutered bull terrier type was removed to the DSPCA Shelter in Rathfarnham and were examined by DSPCA Veterinary team.
The DSPCA and gardaí are investigating both incidents.
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