La Guardia Civil investigates the person in charge of a canine residence in Amposta for an alleged crime of animal abuse resulting in death, after agents located a deceased dog and detected injuries in other animals inside the enclosure.
The operation began following the alert from an individual who reported on the condition of the dogs and cats housed in these facilities. Following that communication, officers of the Nature Protection Service, SEPRONA, went to the center to check the situation.
A dead dog and several animals with injuries
During the inspection, the agents found a dead dog with signs of having suffered injuries. They also located other animals with injuries of varying severity. One of them had to be evacuated to a veterinary center to receive assistance.
The deceased animal has been transferred for the practice of the necropsy, a test that should accurately determine the causes of death and clarify if there was a direct relationship with the state in which it was found.
Excess of animals and deficiencies in the center
In the facilities, 68 dogs were counted, more than double the maximum authorized capacity, set at 30. The animals were grouped in common spaces and without individual separation, a circumstance that is part of the open investigation.
The agents also detected deficiencies in the management and in the sanitary control of the center. That situation, united with the number of animals present and the state in which some of them were found, has motivated the opening of proceedings.
Proceedings sent to the duty court
The investigation continues underway awaiting the result of the necropsy and of the judicial proceedings that may arise. The proceedings have already been remitted to the investigating court on duty in Amposta, which must decide the next steps in this case.