(haipo) Inspectors from the Central Enforcement and Investigations Unit (CIU) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security rescued 22 animals of seven different species from a private apartment in Kiryat Ata. The animals: dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits, ducklings, guinea pigs and a guinea pig, were kept in severely neglected conditions, with no available water, with moldy food and in contaminated and crowded cages.
A serious health hazard was discovered in the apartment.
The operation was carried out after a report was received of suspected animal neglect. Veterinarians from the Western Galilee Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, as well as the local veterinarian of Kiryat Ata, joined the rescue operation. Upon entering the house, the teams encountered a serious sanitary hazard: the windows of the house were closed without ventilation, and a pungent smell of urine and feces filled the place. The floor of the house was covered in excrement, and piles of clothes, old objects, and garbage were found throughout the apartment, along with live and dead pests.
22 animals from seven species were found in crowded, contaminated cages
During the activity, the inspectors located 22 animals of various species, including two dogs, four cats, nine hamsters, two guinea pigs, two rabbits, two ducklings and a parrot. The animals were kept in dirty and crowded cages that did not allow for their needs to be met. Some were found without water, and were fed on garbage and old food. In light of the danger to their health, the animals were transferred to a protected facility of the ministry, where they are being given medical care and rehabilitation, with the aim of finding them a warm home later.
The Ministry of Agriculture calls on the public to report cases of neglect
The director of the Central Enforcement and Investigations Unit (PITZU) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Moshe Acharek, commented on the incident and said: "The condition in which the animals were found was unacceptable. Our responsibility is to ensure that animals are not left in conditions that harm their welfare and health, and therefore we acted quickly to rescue them and transfer them to treatment." Acharek added that "in such cases, a report by citizens is often the difference between continued suffering and saving lives," and called on the public to continue to be vigilant and report any suspicion of animal neglect or abuse.
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Where are the sweets now?
The article did not state what they did to the apartment owners. I hope they imprisoned them under the same conditions.
Check if they are not stolen.
Good animals should be released into the wild.