'Today he lets his dog die next to his house, and tomorrow the same may happen to his children.' Picture: Vkontakte

The cruel owner in Yakutsk, the world's coldest, evidently wanted to get rid of the female one year old dog. The heartrending video shows the appalling cruelty of his treatment of the animal.

Neighbours altered activists to the whimpering dog, frozen to the floor of its outside kennel, on one of the coldest days of the year in Yakutsk, the regional capital.

Volunteers managed to free the poor animal and rush it to the vet, but he was unable to save the one year old, and gave it an injection to end its misery.

A female volunteer said: 'The eyes, I will never forget them. Did you ever see a man who wanted to live but who was already dying?

'The eyes, I will never forget them. Did you ever see a man who wanted to live but who was already dying?' Pictures: Vkontakte

'The dog had exactly the same eyes, understanding everything, just unable to explain.'

The activists have demanded action against the unnamed man, with a petition signed by 10,000 people.

'It's one thing is when your dog dies, but this man has many children,' said a volunteer.

'Today he lets his dog die next to his house, and tomorrow the same may happen to his children.'

The activists are also complaining about alleged police inaction over the case, and a policy of the local mayor to clean up city by exterminating strays.

Now an MP in Moscow, Sergey Boyarsky, has taken up the case calling for a prosecution of the owner.