Death row dogs: 80 rescue animals face being put down after Hong Kong charity made homeless

These are three of the 80 dogs that could be put down in 22 days' time unless the charity that cares for them finds a new home.

Sai Kung Stray Friends have been told they have to vacate their premises by June 20, when demolition vehicles will move in to "clean up the site" which has been sold to a new landlord.

The dog-rescue charity, whose lease has already expired, was hoping the landlord would give it more time after plans to move to a new site were put on hold pending a planning application. But at a meeting between the charity and the landlord this week, chairwoman Narelle Pamuk said it was told it must leave the Sai Kung kennels or face having the dogs "removed".

The ultimatum means the charity may have to euthanise the dogs unless people come forward to adopt or foster them.

"We are desperate. We have nowhere to go," Pamuk said.

"We have found a new site but we need until December [to get it up and running]," she said.

"The owners of our present site said the only way we could stay after June 20 is if we paid HK$50,000 rent a month. We currently pay HK$20,000 and there is no way we can afford that sort of increase."