Setam was launched in 2015, and Ukrainian justice ministry figures say that some 14.1bn hryvnia (£364m) of property has been sold on it so far.The ministry also donates some confiscated property directly to orphanages, hospitals and schools.Two pet dogs were offered of sale on the site last year, reports the BBC, sparking widespread condemnation across the country.
The state has also auctioned off livestock seized from impoverished farmers.Ukrainian Justice Minister Denis Malyuska later conceded that auctioning debtors' pets made less sense than selling more valuable domesticated animals."We really have to confiscate pets from their owners," he said.
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