Of the four dogs that Huella a Huella reported finding in "poor conditions" in El Golfo, only two remained this Tuesday at noon. According to Huella a Huella, that is the number of animals found by the Yaiza Local Police officers who went to the scene, after this association filed its complaint on Monday. According to this protector, those two podencos were not in poor health, but there would be two others whose whereabouts are now unknown. In addition, it considers that they were in an "unhealthy" place and has asked that they be "confiscated" from the owner until he has a "suitable" place for them.
When making its complaint public, this association criticized that it had found "obstacles and drawbacks" to file it. It stated that, due to this, it was presented a day later and, by then, some animals had already "disappeared". Finally, the complaint was filed on Monday and the Police went this Tuesday, accompanied by a veterinarian and the councilor of the Animal Protection area, to inspect the place.
"Unhealthy, inadequate and dangerous" facilities
There they found these two podencos and "it was verified that they have a chip and vaccines in order, that they are not malnourished or in poor health." However, Huella a Huella points out that, "even so, obviously, it was ratified that the facilities are unhealthy, inadequate and dangerous." These animals were in a kind of stone cabins, located in a volcanic area of the town.
After that visit from the Police, the association has asked the Animal Protection area of the Yaiza City Council to "confiscate" the dogs from their owner, until they have a "suitable place" for them. This animal protector has also "urged" the Council to then "monitor" the conditions in which these animals live.
Huella a Huella explains that this Tuesday they discussed the case "at length" with the councilor in charge of Animal Protection and she informed them that this Wednesday "investigations" would be made about the owner of the land. According to them, the mayor described the constructions in which the dogs were found as "shantyism" and assured them that she would make a "requirement" for those cabins to be "destroyed". For its part, Huella a Huella asked that in that requirement "it be demanded that these animals be transferred to better facilities as soon as possible, under monitoring".
"Hours later, thanks to external advice, we saw that article 20.1 of the Animal Protection Law of the Canary Islands contemplates the confiscation of animals in the case of being in 'improper facilities', so we urge the area to act in that way and to get those animals out of there until a suitable place is found by the owner," they add. Huella a Huella points out that it is now "waiting for these actions".
