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The first place to cause a wave of scandals was in Padvariai, located near the Kretinga mansion. There are many settlers who want their own piece of land, beautiful landscapes. Not a single resident of the Padvariai community raises quadrupeds himself, so it surprises both the municipality representatives and the police that the place was found by chance.
Arūnas Pužauskas, the Kretinga police chief, says several more dogs were kept in the aviary near the farm, where a potentially illegal kennel was found. The fact that no one has kept the animals in the garage raises suspicions that the animals may not have been hunted at all. The owner of a Latvian kennel only confirmed such a suspicion: the kidnapped dog’s legs were injured and he had difficulty walking. The dog was sold about a year ago and now her condition is such that she is afraid of people, she is restless, she cannot even run.
Police officers urge people not to shake hands if they suspect the dog may have been stolen and found in Kretinga.
“According to this pre-trial investigation, we will check all possible versions. The suspect has not yet been revealed, but after the weekend two facts are being investigated: the remains of the puppies, probably burned, were found in the fireplace and in the bucket. These are two different facts. In any case, an investigation into cruelty to animals is still ongoing. So far we are collecting all the information, I have also been in contact with the old man, has anyone really contacted me before or was there any suspicion that dogs might be kept there? There were dogs next to the building, in the aviary, so maybe even if they were hanging in the garage, people would think they were aviary dogs. No complaints received before It is really very strange when there are so many dogs in the room and the people around do not know anything and have not seen anything. It is believed that the dogs were not brought outside. Also rec We collected data on the number of puppies sold for commercial activities, because these dogs were not bred by themselves, ”says the Kretinga district police chief.
A. Pužauskas states that in all cases the owners who collected their dogs in and around Kretinga have not yet been reported to the police. This information is also important during the investigation, so you ask to cooperate with the police and help clarify all the circumstances.
“If anyone has any questions about the purchase of puppies, please let us know. We are really collecting that data, so far – from social accounts”, – A. Pužauskas asks not to remain indifferent.
Jolanta Girdvainė, the director of the Kretinga district administration, does not hide the fact that even the really active Padvariai community did not notice anything suspicious until the fuss, even though they were bringing pets near a distant house.
“Nobody really knew about this illegal kennel. Only an active society helped him find out. Weird even – the paddock community is active, but people say they didn’t pay attention, they didn’t hear any dogs barking in those garages, even though some of them drive dogs nearby. We hold a work meeting, we discuss where there are gaps, what needs to change. So far, there have been no Food and Veterinary Service employees on call on weekends and after hours. We decided that this would change. Police officers can only maintain public order, supervise the capture of animals, or help professionals access the premises. According to the law, only a food and veterinary specialist can identify violations of the housing conditions of animals, which is not the job of the police, ”says J. Girdvainė.
The interlocutor does not hide the fact that community activism has helped to clarify a number of places where animals can be raised illegally, and asks people not to rush to carry out a trial for lynching and to do their own justice or their own research. The news has already been heard from Kretinga that young people drive to more remote settlements at night, go to private property and inspect aviaries. J. Girdvainė recalls that this cannot be done and that in the interests of justice it should not be forgotten that only after proper collection of evidence can the legal path be followed.
In addition, an appeal to the Seimas is already being prepared to tighten the laws and clearly define the limits for the kennels and the people who work in them illegally.
Residents of Kretinga are considering whether the long-term reluctance of the authorities to take more serious action against illegal breeders has not led to this, especially since the woman living in Kretinga has been known to the Food and Veterinary Service for some time. several years. True, for the last time, activity was discovered in a completely different place, in Kretinga itself, so no one checked the people who settled in Padvariai.
Vilius Stančikas, acting head of the Kretinga division of the Klaipėda department of the state food and veterinary service, says that if the kennel is not legalized, it is not possible to control even a person who has been administratively punished ten times.
“If the kennels are legal, there are planned inspections. If the kennels are illegal, as in this case, even after the person has been punished, we cannot verify later if he is keeping the animals and under what conditions. The woman was punished, her puppies were deprived of her in 2014, we know that, but we do not go and do not check all the garages or abandoned places in a row, as it has now become clear in various places in Lithuania that the animals are kept anyway. In this Kretinga case, there were no complaints where the multiplier was now set. Furthermore, the law allows a person sanctioned with an administrative penalty to keep animals if he removes the defects. Without the help of the people, we cannot detect such multiplication sites Also, only one animal was registered on behalf of the woman. Chip nine, we explained to their hosts. Some say they gave, others approved in another way, we are still explains ndo part of it. Several are brought from Belarus, Latvia, we are still looking for all animal owners, – says V. Stančikas. – When the dogs were taken, the woman said that she was going to legalize the activity. Although, in my opinion, I would no longer need to have dogs, legalizing the activity would still lead to more control. “
V. Stančikas asserts that another side of the problem is demand. There are people who agree to pay less for a breeding dog and are not even interested in the conditions in which it is raised, who its parents are. This encourages illegal illegal multipliers.
The direction of the study will only become clear once all the data is available, whether the animals have been maimed or killed as a result of inadequate housing conditions. However, the head of the Kretinga district administration does not hide that he is concerned not only about the course of the investigation, but also about the welfare of animals; according to the current procedure, the care of the animals entrusted to Nuaru is limited. It is completely unknown what will happen to the animals within two weeks.
Police and SFVS will organize joint teams and conduct raids on illegal animal husbandry.
Following widespread public imagery in recent days and growing public outrage over illegal animal husbandry, police and the State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS) have announced that they will organize joint teams in response to incoming reports and conduct preventive raids. .
Police Commissioner General Renatas Požėla and SFVS Director Darius Remeika met to discuss this issue on Monday.
“It has been agreed that the services, to the extent possible, will organize joint crews that will be able to respond to the reports received and resolve the problem on the spot, as well as carry out unannounced inspections based on the information available. will initiate inter-agency preventive raids to identify illegal kennels and carry out corresponding inspections, “the press release said.
The gathered leaders pointed out that illegal kennels still exist because there is a demand for this: residents buy animals without documents.
“I thank the residents for the information they received over the weekend, which is being thoroughly reviewed and additional investigations have been initiated including in several counties. The information obtained is very useful, it only confirms that the situation in some areas is not normal and needs to be addressed as soon as possible. At the same time, I urge residents to refrain from illegal actions, such as illegal entry into private territory, damage to other people’s property, physical coercive actions against other people, “said R. Požėla after the meeting.
The Commissioner emphasized the need to consider strengthening accountability, in particular for the relevant articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses, where services can only impose a warning or a very small fine for neglecting animals.
It is reported that the SFVS and the 2010 police report will be updated in the near future. signed cooperation agreement. In addition, a joint inter-institutional order is planned for this week and a clear algorithm will be drawn up on how exactly the services, including the association of municipalities, should operate. It was also agreed to create a permanent inter-institutional group, involving the responsible services and NGO representatives, to actively monitor the situation, gather information, evaluate the material received, propose solutions or carry out the necessary legislative changes.
“During our annual inspections, we detect between 3 and 5 cases of illegal animal husbandry, and this information comes to us from active citizens of society. The cases of violations of housing conditions clarified during the weekend show the magnitude of the problem, which requires the participation of all the authorities responsible for it. Together with the police, I believe that with self-government we will find more effective measures to solve the problem, it is necessary to review the existing legal acts, to tighten the responsibility of the offenders ”, said the director of SFVS D. Remeika.
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