Nearly 4,000 dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets found dead in boxes at logistics depot in China

Rescuers managed to save over a thousand animals but the rest had already perished when they arrived at the hub in Henan province. They are said to have been dumped there by a courier truck driver after the facility refused to accept the live shipment. — SCMP

About 4,000 dogs, cats, rabbits and other animals believed to have been bought online as pets were found dead in boxes at a logistics hub in central China after being stranded there for nearly a week, according to an animal welfare group.

Rescuers managed to save just over 1,000 rabbits, hamsters, dogs and cats but the rest had already perished by the time they arrived at the Dongxing facility in Luohe, Henan province, on Sept 22.