Two dogs abandoned within metres of animal charity

Two dogs have been found tied to a tree "underweight, scared, and abandoned", the Birmingham Dogs Home have said.

The pair of Belgian Malinois were discovered tied up on Dark Lane, within meters of the charity's Wolverhampton Centre on Sunday.

Staff from the animal charity said the dogs were in a "truly awful state" and were missing patches of fur.

The dogs are now receiving urgent medical care and rehabilitation at the centre, they said.

A spokesperson for the Birmingham Dogs Home said the discovery of the animals is not an "isolated case".

"We are seeing a heartbreaking rise in welfare cases this year - dogs neglected, discarded and suffering through no fault of their own," they said.

"We are a nation that prides itself on loving animals, yet so many are being left behind.

"Dogs are being bred purely for profit, sold to unprepared owners and abandoned when they become too much to handle."

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