Alerted by a call to the 123 emergency line, some police officers from the Carabineros and Animal Protection Section of Medellín went to a house in the Santo Domingo Savio neighborhood of Medellín, on whose balcony They found in the pure bones four dogs of the Bullgod breed and a Belgian Shepherd cross.
The animals were assessed by experts who discovered that they were on the verge of cachexia and dehydration.
They did not have enough food available, so they showed reckless attitudes. According to the Police report, the animals lived in their feces. The dogs were taken to the La Perla animal welfare center.
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According to research by Holy Ann Machuca Puentes, from the Javeriana University of Bogotá, animal abuse in Colombia is already classified as a crime.
“Whoever, by any means or procedure, mistreats a domestic, tame, wild vertebrate or exotic vertebrate animal, causing death or injuries that seriously impair its health or physical integrity, will incur a prison sentence of twelve (12) to thirty-six (36) monthsand special disqualification of one (1) to three (3) years for the exercise of a profession, trade, trade or ownership that is related to animals and a fine of five (5) to sixty (60) current legal monthly minimum wages. , says the standard.
