Seprona in action – reports on cases of theft of galgos and poaching with galgos

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El Seprona rescues 24 galgos in very poor hygienic and sanitary condition. Owner accused of falsifying their health cards and illegally vaccinating

The Service for the Protection of Nature of the Guardia Civil (Seprona) has rescued 24 dogs from a rural property in Parla that were in “very poor sanitary conditions, ” accusing the owner of the animals for falsifying the health files and vaccinated illegally.

The Civil Guard spokesman, Angel Blanco has worked out that animals are “spoiled dogs” because they were on a farm that was not designed for breeding animals. Although they were not crowded, because they “had plenty of surface area, the animals were mixed regardless of their sex, had no fresh water available to them consistently, and lived on a dirt floor in their accumulated droppings.

Additionally, the owner had no licence, despite having more than six animals and thus avoiding the “revision of the Community veterinary. “

Given all these circumstances, Seprona decided to transfer the dogs to a shelter, where they were transported with the help of veterinarians from the Community of Madrid and the City of Parla.

Although in this case failed to prove any charges involving “illegal sales, ” it was pointed out that the dogs are often used for activities that move money through bets as in dog fighting or racing game, typical in Castilla-La Mancha and south of Madrid.

To avoid detection, these activities are very closed and owners prevent their animals having official inspections or reviews. Indeed, in this case the owner was charged with vaccinating animals illegally” and had forged documents.

“They do not put ads on the Internet or newspapers, although the illegal sale of dogs is hard to find”, Seprona explained, Also, “once the site owner improves the condition of the dog enclosures, the animals” will be returned.

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In a separate action, the Department of Nature Conservation Corps (Seprona) Civil Guard seized, last May, as a precautionary measure, several galgos which were locked inside a fence located on a public space and in an Alicante suburb. They arrested the man for allegedly a crime against property. The members of the patrol managed to locate the owner who failed to provide documents relating to the dogs. He was arrested and charged with the alleged commission of a crime against property (receiving).

Also, the Civil Guard, as a precautionary measure, seized the dogs and transferred them to the animal shelter of the Humane Society’s Animal and Plant of Alicante, where they were retained and waiting for the occurrence of the identification the rightful owners of the dogs, two females and two males of about eight to nine months old, a tan and the other three tan brindle.

The Seprona conducted an inspection and description of the galgos and then transmitted them, along with photographs, to the commands of the Civil Guard of Valencia, Murcia and Albacete, in order to identify and locate the rightful owners thereof. After more than seven months without results, the Civil Guard learned that a local resident in Murcia had stolen, between 12 and 15 November 2009, four dogs, three females and one male

After more than seven months without results, the Civil Guard learned that a local resident Sewer Murcia had been stolen, between 12 and 15 November 2009, four dogs, three females and one male. Given this fact, Seprona contacted this person, who recognized as their own three of the four dogs, which were handed over after he proved ownership of them. The Civil Guard is continuing efforts to locate the owner of another dog, but so far without success.

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And in a third report, El Seprona detain two individuals caught hunting illegally with galgos near a city park in Leganes, Madrid.

Civil Guard officers belonging to the Getafe Seprona Patrol have arrested two people for hunting illegally without authorization in the vicinity of an urban park in Leganes, as reported by the Army, in a statement.

Thanks to the co-operation of citizens, the Civil Guard learned during the last days of November and early December that several people had been hunting hares, with the use of dogs in various city parks in Southern towns and the capital Madrid.

Since then, the Seprona Patrols stepped up their vigilance in these areas, finding yesterday two men suspected in the vicinity of Polvoranca Parque de Leganés.

The two men were walking along with four dogs, apparently beating the ground. Upon noticing the presence of a hare, they released the dogs, who chased the animal.

The Seprona agents identified the two men, who lacked any kind of licence or permit for hunting practice, which is why they are charged with a crime of poaching.

The four dogs were removed, three of them lacking identification chip, so they were deposited in the municipal kennel at Leganés and available to the Judicial Authority.

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