Cali animal welfare authorities rescued Kiara.
Photo: Government of Valle del Cauca
Eliana, who went viral for allegedly attacking her dog on the balcony of her house in Jamundí, He apologized yesterday and explained that this reaction appeared after the pet destroyed the garbage bags and spread this waste throughout his apartment.. Furthermore, she implied that she was aware that the animals were not mistreated.
However, users on social networks made the matter viral again. Not to accept his apology, but to question the veracity of his words. And now, the authorities of the department of Valle del Cauca, where the owner of the dog that was hit with newspaper lives, are speaking out on the matter.
In a statement, the government said that it was awaiting the decision that the Jamundí Police Inspectorate will make regarding the complaints of alleged mistreatment against the pitbull Kiara and that the only thing they could do at the time of learning the facts was to activate the Animal Protection and Welfare Routeas well as monitoring the case to guarantee the rights of the animal.
”The Governor has expressed zero tolerance for violence against animals. Therefore, the voluntary preventive arrest was carried out and we have carried out the respective follow-up of the case, recognizing the independence of the Police Inspections that will determine the conduct to be followed,” said Lizeth Parra, technical deputy director of Management Support of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Valley.
In addition, Parra added that the government makes it clear that animal abuse is not only physical, but also emotional, Therefore, ignoring the five basic freedoms of animals given by Law 1774. Consequently, the Jamundí Police inspector is expected to make a decision regarding what happened to the citizen and her dog.
For its part, the authority, to avoid cases like this and citizens attacking animals, on April 4 launched an Animal protection and well-being program in Valle del Cauca. With the purpose of reaching the 42 municipalities of the department and all the foundations, rescuers and animal activists that live in them.
The campaigns have been carried out with the support of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Police, which are part of the Animal Protection and Welfare Route. “We are going to give them a vest and identify the animal welfare protectors. In this same space we will announce the launch of the mobile operating room, which will begin to operate with a thousand sterilizations per year throughout the department, where we will have vitaminization, deworming and responsible ownership pedagogy, as part of the development of a comprehensive program,” explained the secretary. of Environment and Sustainable Development, Oswaldo Arcos.
