The Nationalist Party has issued a call for a better resourced Animal Welfare Department. This comes after the MSPCA stepped in to rescue four flea-infested dogs which were abandoned in a field which had gone ablaze in Gudja.
The organisation had also found a horse in the same field which had probably starved to death. A resident raised an alarm when Animal Welfare officers did not take the dogs in as they were not chipped and were deemed to be ‘healthy’.
Residents living nearby also fed the dogs over the wall whenever their owner stopped coming to visit the dogs. The opposition has put pressure on the government to immediately allocate adequate resources, both in Human Resources as well as in terms of capacity.
Praising the MSPCA for its work, the PN said it is unacceptable that flea-infested dogs are not taken in especially during such a hot summer. PN spokesperson for animal rights Janice Chetcuti said that animal rights and welfare need to be taken seriously.
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