Corriere Adriatico
January 16, 2010
Porto, big seizure of puppies
Over forty dogs and cats rescued from illegal trafficking. They were caged
Alberto Bignami
Ancona Who knows where they would be finished and in what conditions would arrive at their destination the puppies of various breeds, including Labrador, Golden Retriever, Yorkeshire, Pincher, Bulbogg, West Hingland, Cockers, Maltese, sheep dog, Jack Russell and many others, saved by the illegal disposal thanks to the intervention of the State Forestry Corps, provincial command center and CITES, Customs office and maritime section of the Guard of Finance, a group of Ancona. Thursday morning the port was in fact intercepted a van with Polish plates about to embark for Greece. Stopped and checked the vehicle, inside, were found 43 puppies between 4 and 10 weeks of life as well as a Persian cat of two years, all collected in 22 plastic cages for transporting pets.
The investigations did not allow the military to the police officers assisted by the Livestock and Livestock Hygiene Service dell'Asur Ancona to proceed with the identification of animals as they were not equipped with the microchip under the skin of the passport and ID. The checks and the inspection visit were then allowed to apply under your puppies lower case the electronic device that assigns the identification. All children have been given temporary custody in a shelter in the province. The carrier, a Polish citizen residing in Greece, has been charged with abuse, false ideologies and false documents. Investigations of Forestry is under way to clarify whether the source is an organization devoted to the illegal trafficking of animals to disease, particularly in view of the progressive reduction of legal imports. Inspections and investigations will continue constantly to see if it is a usual phenomenon. It seeks to discover how often these occur illegal movements. Travel can also be fatal for these puppies deprived of mother already after 4 weeks and housed in cages and transport are not suitable for the lack of adequate hygiene conditions and lack of safety and ventilation and oxygen.
The investigations did not allow the military to the police officers assisted by the Livestock and Livestock Hygiene Service dell'Asur Ancona to proceed with the identification of animals as they were not equipped with the microchip under the skin of the passport and ID. The checks and the inspection visit were then allowed to apply under your puppies lower case the electronic device that assigns the identification. All children have been given temporary custody in a shelter in the province. The carrier, a Polish citizen residing in Greece, has been charged with abuse, false ideologies and false documents. Investigations of Forestry is under way to clarify whether the source is an organization devoted to the illegal trafficking of animals to disease, particularly in view of the progressive reduction of legal imports. Inspections and investigations will continue constantly to see if it is a usual phenomenon. It seeks to discover how often these occur illegal movements. Travel can also be fatal for these puppies deprived of mother already after 4 weeks and housed in cages and transport are not suitable for the lack of adequate hygiene conditions and lack of safety and ventilation and oxygen.
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