Tenerife – What the tourists don’t see

Completely starved, basically just a skeleton; this is Bety, a Podenco which fell from the second floor of a building in the Central calle Heraclio Sanchez of San Cristobal de La Laguna in Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was taken to the hostel Comarcal Valle Colino where the Director of the hostel, Adriana Naranjo says ‘she is exhausted and now resting.’ There, Bety is feeding, holding forces and waiting for, after an assessment of her health, she can be offered for adoption. The resident on the floor from where Bety fell in the Teide area said ‘I don’t want the dog, it is a piece of shit, no use for hunting,’ confirms Adriana.

The local police unit of La Laguna took charge of the case in record time, thanks to the good work of the agents and their involvement. There are enough sensitive citizens against animal abuse,”tells Jonathan Domínguez, Councillor for citizen security at the Town Hall of La Laguna. “We received the call warning at 1715 hours and, once neighbors saved her fall with a blanket while the police tried to contact the tenants of the apartment, agents took her to the vet where it was confirmed through the chip that the original owner was a neighbor of Los Altos de La Victoria”, continues Dominguez.

The local Acentejo municipal police were advised, who then interviewed the owner, noting the cruelty that had perpetrated on Bety. They confirmed that this man said that he had indeed abandoned the dog two weeks before at the Teide “because it is a dog’s shit, no good for anything, it doesn’t hunt”. His attitude toward the police was at all times “thuggish”, reveals Dominguez

At the same time, agents of La Laguna located and interrogated the residents of the floor of Heraclio Sánchez where was Betty, who declared that they found the dog this Sunday, Motherin Sunday, in the Teide and that they decided to take care of her and feed her before looking for its owner.

“With all the data collected, the police of La Laguna has raised Act and reported the facts to the public prosecutor. And, although we still hope the veterinary report, we do not rule out that Bety situation was worse. There is evidence that she has received blows”, features the Councillor of public safety. Typical situation of these hunters.

According to the Penal Code in the case of abandonment of animals, “the one who abandons an animal […] in conditions that may endanger its life or integrity will be punished with a sentence of 1 to 6 months. In addition, the judge may impose the penalty special disqualification from 3 months to 1 year for the exercise of profession, craft or trade that has relation with animals and for the holding of animals”, with penalties ranging from 1,502 to 15,025 euros.

Well, we all know who is the piece of shit and no good for anything1 Let us hope this bastard is jailed and receives the maximum fine.