Firefighters were met with heavy fire in the kennel on the property which housed No Dogs Left Behind. The non-profit said it's 'terribly heartbroken.'

Image via Canton Fire Department A community is in mourning after a deadly fire hit a New York animal shelter during the night. It killed all 44 dogs inside of the building. Sadly, no one was able to help the animals.

A massive fire tore through an upstate New York animal shelter in the middle of the night, killing all 44 of its dogs.

More than 40 dogs have been killed in a fire that swept through a rescue organization’s kennels in northern New York.

Canton: More than 40 dogs were killed on Thursday when a fire swept through a rescue organisation’s kennels in northern New York, authorities said. The fire at the No Dogs Left Behind building at the Maple Ridge Kennels in Canton was reported at about 1 am by a person who saw the flames while passing by the property, fire officials said.

More than 40 dogs have been killed Thursday after a fire broke out at a rescue organization’s kennels in northern New York. According to authorities, the fire started at the No Dogs Left Behind building at the Maple Ridge Kennels around 1 am when a passerby called the Canton Fire Department.