Table 1.

Circumstances of death in Group A and B animals.

Animals	Manner of death
n. 4 adult dogs (Group A) n. 6 dog puppies (Group B)	Animals died during a fire in a warehouse. The animals were trapped in the warehouse during the fire and died before the fire was put out.
n. 2 adult dogs (Group A)	Animals died during a fire in an apartment because of a gas cylinder explosion. The animals were trapped in the apartment during the fire and died before the fire was put out.
n. 2 adult dogs (Group A) n. 1 dog puppies (Group B)	Animals died during a fire in an apartment—no additional information was reported.
n. 1 adult dogs (Group A)	Animal died during a fire in an apartment because of an electrical short circuit. It was tied with a leash to a radiator and died before the fire was put out.