Completely starved, basically just a skeleton; this is Bety, a Podenco which fell from the second floor of a building in the Central calle Heraclio Sanchez of San Cristobal de La Laguna in Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was taken to the hostel Comarcal Valle Colino where the Director of the hostel, Adriana Naranjo says 'she is exhausted and now resting.' There, Bety is feeding, holding forces and waiting for, after an assessment of her health, she can be offered for adoption. The resident on the floor from where Bety fell in the Teide area said 'I don't want the dog, it is a piece of shit, no use for hunting,' confirms Adriana.
The local police unit of La Laguna took charge of the case in record time, thanks to the good work of the agents and their involvement. There are enough sensitive citizens against animal abuse,"tells Jonathan DomÃnguez, Councillor for citizen security at the Town Hall of La Laguna. "We received the call warning at 1715 hours and, once neighbors saved her fall with a blanket while the police tried to contact the tenants of the apartment, agents took her to the vet where it was confirmed through the chip that the original owner was a neighbor of Los Altos de La Victoria", continues Dominguez.
Continue reading "Tenerife - What the tourists don't see " »