The National Animal Association (ANAA) and the Federation of Animal Protection and Defense Associations of the Community of Madrid (FAPAM) have launched an information campaign to prevent 192 dogs from being returned to the Altanería kennel, where they were allegedly mistreated and suffered from serious illnesses. The campaign is called I don't want to die in Altanería, and a petition has been launched to spread the information and prevent this situation.
The reason they launched this campaign is an ongoing legal battle caused by a procedural error, which means that nearly more than 200 lives must return to Altanería.
After several years of complaints aimed at resolving this situation, on January 18, 2018, an inspection by Seprona, the nature protection service, the Community of Madrid, and the Paracuellos de Jarama City Council was carried out at the Altanería facilities, where they took in 29 dogs, and on May 10, 2018, two more.
Finally, on May 31, 2018, the Community of Madrid and SEPRONA returned to the facilities, where they took in around 192 dogs “due to the complete absence of guarantees by the owner and person responsible for the Center where these animals are housed regarding their protection and welfare, with the consequent risk to their health and welfare of being kept in such conditions.”
The 192 dogs were placed under the care of animal protection associations and families that are affiliated with these foster homes and associations.
And almost a year later, when these 192 dogs had been cured and recovered both physically and emotionally, the ANAA and FAPAM associations reported that the Community of Madrid had made the “decision to return them to the Altanería kennel because of a procedural error.”
Both ANAA and FAPAM state in the campaign that “more than 80 veterinarians and animal behavior experts have submitted reports indicating that returning these animals to the kennel after they have been fully integrated into a family for a year is an aberration from the standpoint of veterinary ethics: health and welfare.”
In reality, the main reason ANAA and FAPAM launched this information campaign is to prevent these 192 lives, not dogs, from suffering again the hardships they endured.
ANAA states that “in light of this, all we can do is appeal to the common sense, empathy, and sensitivity of the public, so that the injustice of returning the dogs to their previous situation is not committed. The dogs have already been victims of a puppy mill and cannot now become victims once again of a ‘procedural error’ by the party that should have guaranteed their welfare: the Ministry of the Environment of the CM.”
They add that “to the harm caused to the dogs, we must add the damage to nearly 200 families, many of whose members are minors, whose sensitivity and empathy toward these animals will be seriously affected. We must also not forget that the company ‘Altanería S.L.’ is responsible for creating this entire situation, having carried out its activity illegally for more than 10 years, and having disregarded all administrative decisions since 2012.”
At ARISTOPET, we support ANAA and FAPAM with this campaign in an attempt to stop this decision. Above all, we are talking about animals, living beings, not objects. And after almost a year, during which the recovery process for each of them has been very long because they suffered from many illnesses such as leishmaniasis, neurological problems… They underwent many operations and treatments in order to save their lives. And a year later, now that they are recovered and happy, an attempt is being made to return them to a more or less similar situation.
In this way, we support this campaign so that these 192 dogs can remain with their foster families and associations, where they are happy and receive the love, health, and affection they deserve. We also wanted to join the campaign with this photo: #NoquieromorirenAltaneria.
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