18 Nov, 2019 @ 12:56
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Cruel couple who dumped dog before it ran after their car as they drove away charged with animal abuse in Spain’s Andalucia thanks to local who got everything on film

A HEARTLESS couple in Andalucia have been charged with animal abuse after abandoning their dog. 

The 50-year-old man and 43-year-old woman were rumbled when a local in the town of Peligros, Granada, filmed them dumping their pet podenco there.

In the footage, shared widely on social media, the dog can be seen running back to the car to its owners before they drive off.

After seeing the video, the Association of Abandoned Animals of Granada reported the couple, from Armilla, to the Guardia Civil on October 7.

Investigators were able to track down the couple and investigate them for the abandonment of their pet.

They soon discovered the pooch had no microchip or health card, while a local vet denounced the couple for not ‘fulfilling their obligation to take care of the animal’s health.’

The couple are now facing several charges related to crimes against domestic animals.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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