BEIJING – The head of an animal rescue center in China says volunteers have rescued about 900 dogs that were being transported in a truck.
Chen Mingcai of the Chongqing Small Animal Protection Association said Sunday that a citizen became suspicious of the truck and called police, who detained the truck driver Friday night.
Chen said he was later contacted by a Netizen who had seen a photo of the dogs left in the truck on the entrance of an expressway in southwestern Chongqing city.
By Saturday afternoon, Chen said volunteers from the animal center, together with other animal lovers who had seen postings about the dogs on social media sites, had arrived at the truck wanting to help the dogs.
He said many of the dogs looked like they were pets.