When the police received information regarding an illegal breeding operation taking place in two houses, they raided these houses.
This tragic incident took place in Madrid, Spain, where two hundred and seventy dogs (270 dogs) were crammed in small cages, some of which had muffled barks.
The dogs were in bad conditions in the basements of these two homes, where one was assigned to be a breeding area, and the other was assigned to be the sales area.
“Some dogs had a very attenuated bark. After performing the appropriate tests, it was found that they had undergone a cordectomy-section of the vocal cords. The procedure was carried out possibly so that they did not bark and not alert neighbors to the existence of an illegal hatchery.” said a spokesperson for the police.
The officers hypothesized that the breeders did not want the dogs’ barking to bring attention to the illegal breeding operations that they were undergoing, so they debarked the dogs.
Dog debarking is a cruel procedure that is done to either soften or eliminate a dog’s ability to bark.
The police ended up arresting five people when they raided those homes, two of which were veterinarians who were involved in this illegal operation.
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Being vigilant about what happens around you is important. Many dogs get rescued because people who see such cruel things happen to dogs or other animals report them.