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Mityana dog scam: Dozens of dogs rescued and suspect arrested in Uganda after BBC investigation

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A BBC investigation exposed how scammers posted social content of dogs in distress to dupe donors into giving money.

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People gave money thinking they were saving animals, but they didn't know they were being tortured in Uganda. Police rescued the dogs and arrested the suspect after the BBC text.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Dozens of dogs have been rescued in raids carried out by police and animal rights organizations in Uganda, upon discovery that they were in fake shelters. These shelters used dogs for scams through social networks, in which owners showed dogs in danger to claim donations worth hundreds of thousands of pounds from dog lovers around the world. One suspect was arrested during the raids, directed against three shelters, and two others fled. Owen God…

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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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