Hounds of hell: 164 parasite-riddled dogs are found crammed on top of each other in tiny Japanese house filled with faeces
- Malnourished animals were stuffed into shelves and under chairs in the house
- The discovery in Izumo city was one of Japan's worst cases of animal hoarding
- Owners said they could not afford to get the animals spayed or neutered
- The dogs will be put into foster homes once they have received medical care
Japanese health officials have found 164 emaciated dogs crammed into a tiny house in one of the country's worst cases of animal hoarding.
An animal rights activist said on Wednesday that the parasite-infested animals were found in a 30 square-metre (323 square foot) house in the city of Izumo, in western Japan.
The discovery was made in mid-October after neighbours had complained, according to Kunihisa Sagami, the head of animal rights group Dobutsu Kikin.
Video showed the dogs crammed onto shelves and kept in cramped spaces under tables and chairs, seemingly covering every surface in the house.
Japanese health officials have found 164 emaciated dogs crammed into a tiny house in Izumo, western Japan
The discovery is one of the country's worst cases of animal hoarding. An animal rights group said the floor of the home was 'filled with dogs'
Most of the dogs were reportedly malnourished and the ribs of some of the animals were visible through their thin coats.
Despite their cramped conditions and mistreatment, the animals seemed friendly, offering their paws to Japanese health officials and allowing themselves to be petted.
'The entire floor was filled with dogs and all the floor space you could see was covered with faeces,' said Sagami.
Public health officials first visited the house seven years ago after getting complaints from neighbours about the noise and bad smell but the owner refused to let officials investigate at that time.
The three people living in the house said they could not afford to spay and neuter the dogs, so more kept being born.
Sagami said the family has agreed to give up the dogs and his group would look for foster homes for them after they got medical care.
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The ribs of some of the malnourished and parasite-infected animals were visible through their thin coats when they were found
The people living in the house said they could not afford to spay and neuter the dogs, so more kept being born
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