In Nîmes, a dog and a cat were found in an alarming condition after several days locked up without water or food, in the middle of a heatwave. Rescued in an unsanitary apartment where drugs were also discovered, the 2 animals were finally entrusted to a shelter, while their owner, also suspected of having hit the canine, must be questioned by the police.
Left to their own devices for days, deprived of food and water, locked in an unsanitary apartment where drugs were found, a dog and a cat were released by the police and the Nîmes emergency services after having received reports about them, reported France 3 Occitanie.
The rescue took place on Wednesday August 19, 2026 shortly after midnight. The accommodation in question is located in the avenue district Jean-Jaurès in the city center of Nimes (30). According to the testimonies which motivated this intervention, a dog was locked in the apartment from which the tenant had been absent for 4 days.
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Accompanied by firefighters, the police officers who went to the scene were struck by their deplorable state. In addition, they discovered bags containing narcotics there.
Above all, the dog mentioned during the reports was not the only animal found on site; there was also a European cat. He and the Border Collie were in bad shape, terrified, emaciated and covered in fleas.
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Hungry and thirsty, they threw themselves on the water given by the firefighters
They had no water or food at their disposal, while they were locked in their owner's home in the middle of a heatwave. The latter will also soon be summoned by the police, according to France 3 Occitanie.
The 2 quadrupeds were also so thirsty that they “ threw themselves onto the water » served by the firefighters, indicated the media.
In addition, the dog is said to have suffered violence from its master, with neighbors reporting repeated beatings and mistreatment.
For the survivors, the intervention of the police and firefighters means the end of the nightmare. They are now in good hands, having been entrusted to an undisclosed shelter.