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Instead of organizing and fighting the sale of animals, the inspectors of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima They took the dogs and cats that were given up for adoption by the non-profit association Patitas Abandonadas.
The incident was recorded by volunteers from the shelter, who were wearing polo shirts to be identified, and people who were at the scene and could not believe what was happening. As seen in the images, a group of security guards and personnel from the Inspection and Control Management of the MML They surrounded the area and requested support to proceed with the seizure.
Faced with the screams and surprise of the people, the inspectors proceeded to take away the animals, the fence in which the dogs and cats were kept, the umbrella that provided shade for them, and other items that the association had.
Association staff reported that the inspectors did not want to tell them where the pets were taken, so they feared for their whereabouts and the conditions in which they would find themselves.
The Congresswoman Sigrid Bazán, from Democratic Change-Together for Peru, sent a letter to mayor of Popular Renewal to obtain information about the status and location of people.
“As can be seen in the videos broadcast by the press and on social networks, the aforementioned association was carrying out a campaign for the responsible adoption of dogs and cats in the Center of Lima, when inspection personnel proceeded to intervene and seize the animals. pets. In this regard, users report that the intervention of inspection personnel was disproportionate and unjustified,” he stated in the document and requested, as a matter of urgency, that the following information be sent to him:
- The nature of the intervention carried out to the animal association.
- The reasons that justified the intervention and confiscation of the pets, as well as the respective record.
- The current status of the pets and the procedure to be returned to the animal association that was in charge of promoting their responsible adoption.
- The protocol used by the Municipality in charge for this type of inspection acts, taking into account Law No. 30407. Animal Protection and Welfare Law.
- The measures adopted by its management to combat mafias dedicated to the illegal marketing of animals in the center of Lima.
Faced with the wave of criticism, the Municipality of Lima gave a setback and denounced that the ‘Patitas Abandonadas’ association “They disguised its adoption, when in reality it was informal marketing.”
“The facade is the adoption of the animals, but in reality there is an issue of economic interest involved because they are marketing them and there is a donation issue with certain requirements,” said the Inspection and Control manager, Freddy Quiroz.
Likewise, they mentioned that the puppies were in “poor conditions and exposed to the harsh sun on public roads,” and that they were diagnosed with dehydration and some diseases.
“They have them in boxes, dead from heat, they have them inside backpacks, imagine with the temperature that exists at the moment, they are not interested, what they want is to sell. We as the Municipality of Lima are going to permanently continue with these operations, denouncing the people who are carrying out this activity for animal abuse,” emphasized the manager of Citizen Security, Abdul Miranda.
In response, social media users recalled that the association is registered with the National Superintendency of Public Registries (Sunarp) as non-profit, which is why they called for a defamation complaint to be filed against the Municipality of Lima.
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