SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, September 15 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Agents belonging to the Environment Group of the General Corps of the Canarian Police (GRUMA) carried out a precautionary intervention on September 5 in an illegal cattery located in the southeast of Tenerife from which they rescued a total of 54 dogs and 11 cats.
In addition, they opened an investigation into two people as alleged perpetrators of crimes of animal abandonment and abuse.
The two investigated used the seized animals for reproduction, because they were, for the most part, breeds of high value in the market, such as the sphinx cat or the Afghan hound, which they later sold on the Peninsula and in the rest of Europe, reports the Canarian Police in a note.
The facility lacked any type of authorization to be used as a breeding facility and the animals showed obvious signs of malnutrition, various pathologies such as leishmaniasis, body injuries, as well as lack of identification and vaccination, all in unhealthy facilities that did not meet the standards. requirements of the law on the protection of animal rights and welfare.
Likewise, according to the research carried out, when the animals were in a serious state of health they were delivered to shelters or taken to veterinary centers where some of them died due to the advanced state of the disease.
To carry out the operation, the Canarian Police relied on the health care of veterinary doctors, volunteers and staff from different organizations, among which the ‘Tierra Blanca’ Animal Protection Center located in Fasnia and managed by the Cabildo of Tenerife stands out, which He collaborated in the transfer of a large part of the animals.
