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The blatant animal abuse was observed on a day when temperatures in Andalucia hit boiling point
The Local Police in Granada arrested a man on Wednesday August 3 after he was spotted carrying two puppies in a plastic bag through the streets of Albaicín at the height of the heatwave. The young dogs were stuffed into the suspect’s backpack and passers-by were outraged by his cruel behaviour on a day when the temperatures hovered around the high 30s.
The man came under fire from concerned citizens as he strolled through Plaxa Aliatar at around 2pm. According to official reports, he beat a hasty retreat and headed for nearby Plaza Larga, where Local Police officers cornered him. They immediately established that the two pups “were dehydrated and the smallest seemed to have died.”
The tiny puppies were rushed back to Police Headquarters where officers doused them in wet gauze to cool them down and thankfully they were both revived, “although the smallest began to urinate blood.”
With plenty of TLC the little pooches soon came around and social media photos show them quite happily relaxing in the police station.
The suspect picked a bad time for such a thoughtless and blatant display of animal cruelty since Spain’s new Animal Protection Law has just come into effect this week, which has significantly increased the penalty for abuse. The man was arrested on the spot and has been reported to the judicial authority.
Image: Policia Local Granada
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