MADRID: Spanish police on Saturday said they made an arrest after finding 250 dead animals, mostly dogs, in a filthy warehouse that local media dubbed “the breeding ground of horror.”
The Civil Guard said the illegal site in the northwestern village of Meson do Vento had “extremely poor” hygiene and animal welfare conditions, with cages “totally covered in excrement.”
The dead animals, which included 28 chihuahuas and birds, were “in different stages of decomposition, some even mummified,” the force said in a statement.
The Civil Guard saved 171 other animals, including exotic and protected bird species such as macaws and cockatoos, which were found in a life-threatening condition.
The survivors were feeding off the dead animals due to the lack of food and water.
The site manager was arrested on charges of animal abuse, illegal possession of protected species and unqualified veterinary practice.
Spain finds 250 dead animals in ‘breeding ground of horror’
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Spain finds 250 dead animals in ‘breeding ground of horror’
- The dead animals, which included 28 chihuahuas and birds, were “in different stages of decomposition”
- The Civil Guard saved 171 other animals, including exotic and protected bird species
Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two men
Vietnamese police have found two dead tigers inside freezers in a man’s basement, arresting him and another for illicit trade in the endangered animal, the force said Saturday.
The Southeast Asian country is a consumption hub and popular trading route for illegal animal products, including tiger bones which are used in traditional medicine.
Police in Thanh Hoa province, south of the capital Hanoi, said they had found the frozen bodies ot two adult tigers, weighing about 400 kilograms (882 pounds) in total, in the basement of 52-year-old man Hoang Dinh Dat.
In a statement posted online, police said the man told officers he had bought the animals for two billion dong ($77,000), identifying the seller as 31-year-old Nguyen Doan Son.
Both had been arrested earlier this week, police said.
According to the statement, the buyer had equipment to produce so-called tiger bone glue, a sticky substance believed to heal skeletal ailments.
Tigers used to roam Vietnam’s forests, but have now disappeared almost entirely.
