Munderkingen (dpa / lsw) - the regulatory office, veterinary office and animal shelter have brought 20 dogs from a littered house in Munderkingen (Alb-Donau-Kreis). The owner has disappeared and is missing, a spokesman for the city said on Tuesday. The action by the authorities on Friday came about because some dogs ran out of the neglected house onto the street and citizens reported this. There was feces and rubbish in the house. The animals themselves were in good condition and not malnourished, the spokesman said. They came to the animal shelter in Ulm. The city had been in contact with the owner for a long time because of the poor dog ownership. SWR and "Südwest Presse" previously reported.