Almost 20 cats died during a communal accident at a shelter in Khabarovsk.

In Khabarovsk, 17 cats died in boiling water. A communal accident occurred in the basement of an apartment building.

Volunteers have placed enclosures with animals in the basement and in the basement of the house, next to utilities. In the summer, repairs were carried out there and the risers were partially replaced. However, in winter, in frosty weather, the CHP increased the water temperature, and the old pipes burst.

Early in the morning, an employee of the shelter noticed steam coming from the basement windows. She saw rooms flooded with boiling water. At that time, there were four dogs and 36 cats in the shelter. 17 of them died, the surviving animals were injured and very scared, writes IA AmurMedia.

Earlier it was reported that the circumstances of animal cruelty in Pushkino are being established in the Moscow region. The process is under the control of the regional Prosecutor's office. The department noted that there was a conflict between two residents of Sofrino due to a dog bite. One of the participants, using a hunting rifle, hit the dog owner in the stomach with the butt and shot at the animals. As a result, one dog died on the spot, the other died in a veterinary clinic.

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