A old woman resident of Alguazas (Murcia) died at the Morales Meseguer hospital this weekend as a result of the serious injuries that was caused by the bites of two dogs that attacked her last Tuesday, according to municipal sources.
The animals bit the woman all over her body, tearing his arms, without the health workers who came in an ambulance being able to treat her at all until the owners of the two dogs arrived and managed to stop their aggression and calm them down. The owners of the dogs are a boy and a girl of 24 and 25 years old. When they came to stop the animals so that the health workers could treat them, they approached the Local Police officers to tell them that the dog belonged to their father in the belief that your home insurance could take care of what happened.
According to the city council, these events that took place last Tuesday afternoon “are inadmissible and the irresponsibility of some people in complying with the rules on the animal possession “They have caused damage that is irreparable,” said the mayor, José Gabriel García.
The Alguazas City Council sanctioned the owners of the animals and in the investigation of the files, according to the council, “exemplary measures will be taken against the guilty parties.” In addition, criminal proceedings have been opened for these events in which the Local Police, the Civil Guard and the Spanish National Association for Animal Protection and Rehabilitation (Anerpa) had to act.
They did not comply with the law
Department of Animal Welfare of Alguazas assures that these dogs considered a “potentially dangerous” breed did not comply with the municipal ordinance or with the new Animal Welfare law, as they did not have implemented microchipnot being up to date on the vaccinesNot be censused in the consistory or have a sure of civil liability, as well as a license for its possession.
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