The Policía Nacional have rescued over 100 animals, principally puppies of assorted breeds, within the possession of a nationwide set-up to promote them.
Eight individuals had been arrested in Madrid and Gerona and now face prices of fraud, animal cruelty, forging official paperwork and belonging to a prison organisation.
In one of many premises searches, skeletal stays had been discovered in addition to medication for finishing up euthanasia.
Confiscated objects embody veterinary passports & data for animals, medical prescription books, official veterinary stamps and different treatment. The police have additionally blocked 4, financial institution accounts utilized by the gang.
The police had acquired a tip off a few prison organisation that imported pups from Japanese Europe, which as soon as in Spain had been bought, accompanied by cast veterinary documentation.
Police investigation found that the animals got here from breeding farms in Slovakia and Hungary. The puppies endured a 15-hour journey in cramped circumstances, many arriving sick. As soon as right here, they had been saved in crowded, unsanitary circumstances till they had been bought or died from their illnesses. They had been bought utilizing a webpage.
Over the past six months it’s calculated that over 500 puppies went by way of ‘the system.’
(Information/Noticias: Spain)
