Guardia Civil has opened an investigation into a middle-aged man in Vélez de Benaudalla, accused of animal cruelty concerning a pony in his possession.
The 47-year-old man allegedly caused suffering to the animal through neglect.
Officers belonging to Seprona (the Nature Protection Service) received information from an animal refuge in Málaga concerning the lamentable conditions this pony was being kept in.
The officers had no trouble finding the property where the animal was being kept, where they noted that its hooves were painfully overgrown. It had no food, water nor shelter, either.
For the above reasons, they contacted the Centro Andalusí de Rescate de Caballos in Málaga for them to take charge of the pony, which they did. However, so advanced was the laminitis that it was irreversible so the pony had to be put down.
(News: Velez de Benaudalla, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)
I going report Spain to the EU. This is wahat the EU says. Spain is a member state
and nothing could be further from the truht.
“The EU has some of world’s highest animal welfare standards. Find out how the legislation protects wildlife, pets as well as farm and laboratory animals.
The European Union has advocated animal welfare for more than 40 years and is widely recognised as a global leader, with some of the world’s best animal welfare standards. EU rules have also positively influenced legislation in non-EU countries. They mainly concern farm animals (on the farm, during transport and at slaughter), but also wildlife, laboratory animals and pets”
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20200624STO81911/animal-welfare-and-protection-eu-laws-explained-videos
Another headline today. 31 horses found rotting on a farm in Murica which was
known to police. I add the link, but the images are very distressing. What does it take
to stop this cruelty?
https://murciatoday.com/31-horses-discovered-dead-and-rotting-on-murcia-farm-already-known-to-police-for-animal-abuse_2135711-a.html?
Does anyone know what sentences (if any) are handed down in Spain for cruelty to
animals. It has to stop and the only way it will stop if people are sent to jail.
Dismally cruel behaviour over a sustained period warrants a prison sentence , certainly should be banned from owning any animal
Such an awful thing to happen. How many years did the man have this poor horse. Saved. Only to be put down. Humankind can be very cruel. Perhaps the owner suffers from health issues. !?