A pair of dogs were left in a crate without food or water along a Utah roadway, officials said. A photo shows the large dogs abandoned inside a cage on a gravel parking area near a reservoir.

A pair of dogs have been found abandoned in a cage in a Utah desert. On Monday, Feb. 24, Hurricane Animal Shelter shared in a Facebook post that the two dogs were found off of the 318 near Quail Lake with "no food or water" on Feb. 23.

Spread the loveTwo dogs were abandoned in a crate in the Utah desert without food or water. A photo, posted on the Facebook of the Hurricane Animal Shelter on Sunday showed the heartbreaking situation where the dogs had been left alone on a gravel parking area near a reservoir.

Image via Hurricane Animal Shelter Authorities are searching for whoever abandoned two dogs. They left the poor pooches in a cage in the middle of a Utah desert, no less. It's clear that whoever left the animals intended for them to die.