Agents of the Environmental Protection Group of the Mediation and Coexistence Unit (UMEC) of the Local Police of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria investigated a man and a woman as alleged perpetrators of a crime of animal abuse by omission of … care, which resulted in the death of a dog.
The animal was found in the Ciudad del Campo neighborhood after a neighbor alerted local police to the animal’s serious deterioration in health. After speaking with their owners and verifying that they had no intention In order to provide her with the urgent veterinary care she needed, the woman filed a complaint at the police station.
Agents from the UMEC Environmental Group went to the house, where they found an American Bully dog, considered potentially dangerous, which was in a state of extreme emaciation, apathy and a notable lack of strength, unable to react to stimuli or move normally.
The owners, a man and woman aged 40 and 36, told officers the animal was very serious. After the inspection, police verified that the dog was not receiving food, water or veterinary care, so they immediately removed it from the house. Through the municipal public health department, the animal was transferred and admitted to a veterinary clinic.
Although he received specialized treatment from the start and remained under continuous veterinary care, the animal’s advanced state of deterioration and extreme weakness led to its death four days after admission.
The local police collected the corresponding veterinary reports, summoned witnesses and persons investigated to the police stations and initiated proceedings for an alleged crime of animal abuse with the aggravating circumstance of death, characterized by prison sentences of up to two years and a ban on owning animals for a period of up to four years.
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