'Horror scene' in Canada after 38 dead puppies found on plane

Bodies of French bulldogs were among about 500 dogs discovered on flight from Ukraine at Toronto airport

Canada has launched an investigation after some 500 puppies - 38 of them dead - were found on board a Ukraine International Airlines plane at the Toronto airport, officials said Saturday.

The surviving French bulldogs, a popular breed in Canada, were suffering from symptoms including dehydration, weakness and vomiting when they were found on the flight from Ukraine that landed at Toronto Pearson airport on 13 June, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement.