The National Police has arrested the owner of a pet residence in Alzira (Valencia) as the alleged perpetrator of the crimes of animal abuse and document falsification, after incinerating a dog that days before was in perfect health in the center’s crematorium oven. , without being able to document or justify the deregistration of said dog.
Likewise, they verified that the 48-year-old man used the stamps of veterinary clinics – which should never be at the disposal of a pet residence – to carry out various administrative procedures without having to hire their services.
The investigations by the Alzira-Algemesí Local Judicial Police Brigade began after learning that certain irregularities had been occurring in an animal residence in the Ribera Alta region for some time.
The investigators’ investigations culminated with an inspection of said residence, carried out with the collaboration of the Local Citizen Security Brigade, the Attached Unit of the National Police in the Valencian Community and the Local Police of Alzira, and which also included the help of veterinarians and technicians specialized in the matter.
In it, the agents seized various documentation, stamps from veterinary clinics and compressed air weapons, according to police sources in a statement.
After analyzing the evidence and reports compiled after the inspection, the police corroborated that the owner had cremated a dog that was in perfect health and that he used stamps from veterinary clinics to carry out various administrative procedures without having to hire their services.
For all these reasons, the investigators arrested the owner of the residence, of Spanish origin and with a police record, as the alleged perpetrator of the crimes of animal abuse and falsification of documents, and he was released once his statement was heard and after being warned of the obligation to appear before the judicial authority when required.
