Miami-Dade County's animal shelter in Doral appears to be battling a gnarly roach infestation.

Videos shared on Instagram by Nicolette Acosta, a local animal-rights activist, show hundreds of cockroaches crawling along the walls, floors, and cages of dogs inside the county's Doral shelter. Acosta tells New Times that volunteers shot the footage on August 5 and 6 inside the shelter's quarantine area, which is off-limits to the public.

"Dogs are living in filth, surrounded by crawling insects," Acosta captioned one of the Instagram videos. "This is abuse."

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The facility was designed to hold 350 dogs but has housed nearly 600 in recent years.

In an emailed response to New Times ' request for comment

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