California officials unearth 117 dog bodies, many with bullet fragments, at ‘no-kill’ shelter
Police say they also found more than 600 dog collars in area where they suspect animals were killed Investigators uncovered 117 dead dogs at a northern California animal rescue sanctuary, with many of the canine remains having evidence of gunshots. Miranda’s Rescue, a sanctuary outside Fortuna, California , described itself as a “no-kill” facility. Investigators said the organization accepted hundreds of dogs each year from shelters across the San Francisco Bay Area in return for hundreds of tho
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Sheriff’s investigators haul away one of the dog carcasses recovered from Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna, California. Photograph: Ryan Burns/Lost Coast OutpostView image in fullscreenSheriff’s investigators haul away one of the dog carcasses recovered from Miranda’s Rescue in Fortuna, California. Photograph: Ryan Burns/Lost Coast OutpostCaliforniaCalifornia officials unearth 117 dog bodies, many with bullet fragments, at ‘no-kill’ shelterPolice say they also found more than 600 dog collars in area where they suspect animals were killedSat 27 Jun 2026 12.29 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleInvestigators uncovered 117 dead dogs at a northern California animal rescue sanctuary, with many of the canine remains having evidence of gunshots.Miranda’s Rescue, a sanctuary outside Fortuna,…
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