Nearly 160 staff members and volunteers take turns to ensure the removal of the dogs. About 90 vehicles are mobilized to transport them. On November 3 and 4, the Société protectrice des animaux (SPA) takes charge of about 810 dogs at a canine breeding facility in Heugnes, in the Indre. The animals are taken to the 64 shelters operated by the SPA, across the association’s entire network.
The scale of the operation explains this description. More than 800 animals leave a single site in two days, an unprecedented volume for the organization.
More than twenty breeds are present on the site. The dogs are in a condition described as more or less deplorable.
The operation is carried out under the authority of the public prosecutor’s office of the Châteauroux court.
The establishment is accused of alleged mistreatment of the animals. It is also suspected of fraud.
The National Gendarmerie and the National Brigade for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Investigations are taking part, 20 Minutes reports.
In its statement, the SPA describes the intervention as a “historic operation.” It says this is the largest dog rescue ever carried out by the association. According to details reported by France Info, the breeding facility holds a very large number of animals, without standards always being met.