Diseased and infested dogs found in Polish puppy farm
‘This is what “production” of cheap puppies looks like’: Diseased and infested dogs muster what strength they have left to welcome their rescuers in heart-breaking images from Polish puppy farm
- Animal Welfare Society inspectors were called to breeding kennel in Poland
- There, they found 38 of the tragic animals locked away in squalid metal cages
- Images showed they were unfed, unwashed, and could barely open their eyes
- The kennel’s owner is now being investigated by local police after the find
Dozens of dogs have been found in a ‘terrifyingly tragic condition’ after investigators raided a ‘pseudo puppy farm’ in Poland following a tip off from concerned locals.
Inspectors from the Animal Welfare Society were called to the squalid breeding kennels in the country’s Środa Wielkopolska region, where they found diseased and staving puppies, and their mothers covered in excrement.
Others were ridden with parasites ‘attacking their hearts and lungs’.
The dogs had been left on their own and mustered whatever small amount of strength they had left to welcome their rescuers, who took photos of the scene.
Over 35 dogs have been found in a ‘terrifyingly tragic condition’ after investigators raided a ‘pseudo puppy farm’ in Poland following a tip off from locals. Pictured: Two dogs are seen after rescuers arrived at the farm. On the left, a god can barely open its infested eyes. On the right, a black and right mongrel solemnly looks through cage bars
Their heart-breaking pictures showed the canines crammed into small, dank and dark metal cages to keep them locked away. The animals appeared unloved, unfed, unwashed, and could barely open their infested eyes.
Some were in cages with several other dogs, and objects that can be dangerous to animals – such as broken plastic boxes and metal chains – were scattered around.
A spokesperson for the Animal Welfare Society said the farm was a tragic example of what the ‘production’ of cheap puppies looks like.
‘The measure of a man is how he treats those weaker than himself,’ the spokesperson said. ‘Today’s intervention has shown that man is capable of anything.
‘Thirty-eight dogs of different ages were collected in a tragic condition – sick, bitten, female dogs exploited to the limit, smelly, fleeced, wormed.’
Inspectors from the Animal Welfare Society were called to the breeding kennels in the country’s Środa Wielkopolska region, where they found starving diseased puppies and their mothers covered in excrement. Pictured: Two puppies are seen in a squalid enclosure
Heart-breaking pictures released by the animal charity showed the canines crammed into small cages. Many looked unfed, unwashed, and could barely open their eyes. Some were in cages with several other dogs, and objects dangerous to animals
Distressing photos released by the investigators show one dog with an infested eye.
Another shows a filthy black and white mongrel solemnly looking through cage bars, while yet another shows a ‘rotting’ mother dog lying on the floor and looking mournfully at the camera.
Others show the horrific, excrement filled conditions in which the animals were kept in the dire kennels in the town near Poznan, west-central Poland.
A spokesperson for the Animal Welfare Society said the farm was a tragic example of what the ‘production’ of cheap puppies looks like. Pictured: A hopeless-looking dog lies on the floor
Pictured: Plastic boxes are seen across the floor of the squalid kennels. Chains can be seen attached to the bars of cages, while sharp edges can be seen on others
The society’s spokesperson said: ‘The animals were filthy and you could see that they weren’t being fed. The owner of the pseudo-breeding farm did not even understand why we were there. This is what “production” of cheap puppies looks like.
‘Four puppies were taken from the owner and placed under the care of veterinarians.
‘It turned out that some of them have internal parasites that have already started attacking the hearts and lungs.’
The kennel’s owner is now being investigated by local police.
Posting on social media, the Animal Welfare Society spokesperson said: ‘The most important thing now is to restore the dogs’ health.’
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