Sergei Skripal's Pets are Dead

The pets of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in the UK, are dead, a spokeswoman for the British Environment Ministry said.

She told the agency that when given access to Skripal's home, a vet discovered his two dead guinea pigs. A cat has been found in a severe condition and a vet surgeon has decided to euthanize her to put an end to her troubles.

The quoted spokeswoman did not clarify whether Sergei Skripal's pets, who remain in critical condition in a hospital, have died of poisoning as a result of the attack with a neuropathic substance against their owner or due to starvation.

The British tabloid "Sun" wrote that the carcasses of the two guinea pigs and the cat were burned.

According to the Russian Embassy in London, Skripal had a second cat, but the spokesman for the British Environment Ministry did not mention anything.