Dog rescued from garbage-filled home in Jeju

A dog was rescued from a trash-filled apartment unit on Jeju Island after being left alone for an extended period, news reports said Sunday.

A local animal welfare group, Hangbok, and police officers discovered the dog amid piles of garbage inside a fifth-floor residence in a low-rise apartment building, locally known as a villa, in Seogwipo on Tuesday.

The dog was alone in the unit when rescuers arrived.

Covered in filth and weighed down by severely matted fur, the animal was unable to walk pro ...