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A CITIZEN DENOUNCED THE BAD STATE OF THE DOGS
Arrested a person in Tahíche by animal abandonment to have five podencos “in terrible conditions”
The animals lacked in addition to sanitary card and only one of them presents / displays microchip, both obligatory questions by the Law of Protection of Animals of the Canary Islands, reason why the Civil Guard will also denounce said infractions
Agents of the Nature Protection Service of the Civil Guard of Lanzarote have arrested a person of SAV initials, 46 years of age and with police records, as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of abandonment of animals, having on the roof of his house in Tahíche five podencos “in terrible hygienic-sanitary conditions”.
Following information provided by a witness, who denounced the presence of these animals in poor physical condition and showed a recording, the Seprona agents went to the address in question on the 13th, together with agents of the Teguise Local Police, and with the permission of a relative who lives in the house they accessed the roof where the animals were.
The agents saw the “terrible hygienic-sanitary conditions” in which the dogs were and the “extreme thinness” that they presented, as well as the “large amount of fleas and ticks that were on the roof and the strong smell of excrement and rust. “
City Council Collaboration
In view of this situation, the Seprona agents decide to provisionally seize the animals “to protect their physical integrity”, requesting the aforementioned City Council the necessary collaboration for this and the optional report that accredits the risk suffered by the animals in the situation described.
Based on the situation of the animals and the aforementioned report, the Civil Guard stopped S.A.V. as alleged perpetrator of a crime of abandonment of animals, remaining at the disposal of the corresponding Court in Arrecife guard.
The animals lacked in addition to sanitary card and only one of them presents / displays microchip, both obligatory questions by the Law of Protection of Animals of the Canary Islands, reason why the Civil Guard will also denounce said infractions
Penalties of one to six months in jail
From the Civil Guard remind that the Criminal Code in article 337 bis defines the crime, explaining that whoever abandons an animal in conditions that could endanger their life or integrity will be punished with a fine of one to six months.
Likewise, the judge may impose the penalty of special disqualification from three months to one year for the exercise of profession, trade or commerce that is related to animals and for the possession of animals.