The Civil Guard has dismantled a clandestine animal breeding center that operated in the back of the warehouse of a premises in Mesón do Vento, in Ordes (A Coruña). The health and animal welfare conditions were extremely poor, as reported this Saturday in a statement. The agents have found 250 corpses and another 171 animals that were at risk of life, which have already been transferred to different centers for their recovery and well-being. The person responsible has already been arrested by the agents.
After a first inspection carried out by the Noia tax and border patrol, the Seprona of the Civil Guard took charge of the operation. During the search of the place, they located 250 corpses of different species, mainly dogs and birds. Many of them presented different states of decomposition, some were even mummified. And they were next to live animals that, due to lack of food and water, fed on the remains of dead animals.
The kennels and cages were completely covered in excrement. The unhealthiness of the place was such that the 171 animals that were still alive were in extreme conditions. Among them were dogs, chinchillas, dwarf horses, chickens, ducks and various birds. Among the latter, they seized those included in Appendix II of the CITES convention, the international agreement that regulates international trade in species of wild fauna and flora to ensure that their survival does not threaten. The Civil Guard specifically cites two pink cockatoos and two macaws, one red and the other blue and yellow.
During the inspection, the agents also found a large quantity of medications and veterinary supplies for professional use that did not have a prescription and that were, to a large extent, expired.
The Seprona of A Coruña has initiated proceedings for the alleged crimes of animal abuse, illicit possession of protected species and for. The proceedings, as well as the detainee, have been placed at the disposal of the Ordes guard investigative court.
The inspection was carried out in collaboration with veterinary inspectors from the Natural Heritage Service of the Ministry of Environment, Territory and Housing of the Xunta and the Environmental Risk Control Service of the Ministry of Health.
