Spinelessly left to his fate, a Malinois was found decomposing in an apartment
In May 2024, in a village in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, a dog was discovered lifeless, locked in an apartment. Abandoned by the man who had promised to take care of him, he lay there dying for dozens of hours before breathing his last. We will be at the Perpignan legal tribunal on February 14 at 8:30 a.m. to speak out on behalf of all animals victimized by irresponsible humans who treat them as mere objects.
Bored of his pet, he causes his death
On Tuesday May 21, 2024, gendarmes and firefighters were called to open a dwelling in Palau-del-Vidre, from which a pestilential odor was escaping. There, they saw no trace of the tenant, who had been absent for several days, but the decomposing remains of a dog. Terribly emaciated, the Malinois waited in vain for his owner to return. He died alone, of hunger and thirst, in excruciating agony. Alerted by our partner “Marina un Refuge pour Céret”, we immediately took up the case.
Identified after this macabre discovery, the person responsible admitted the facts. Due to “personal problems”, he was supposedly no longer able to look after his pet. And he doesn’t find it strange that he took no steps to entrust him to a shelter or even to a relative… Understand, he “didn’t have a car”. So what else could he do but lock him up in his home and leave him alone long enough for him to starve to death? Pick up the phone and ask for help? Too complicated, apparently…
A business with blood on its hands
Every year, thousands of dogs and cats are abandoned and slaughtered in pounds, where the humans who took a fancy to them when they were just a few weeks old rarely bother to come and get them. Buying a little ball of fur from the latest fashionable breed, only to get rid of it once it’s become too bulky and too expensive, is what consumers do when they see animals as accessories. Tragedies frantically fueled by puppy shows, pet shops and individuals selling litters online, often illegally. What is the government waiting for to take action against these deadly practices?
On Friday February 14, at 8:30 a.m., we’ll be at the Perpignan legal tribunal on behalf of the deceased Malinois, defending the need to ban pet sales on the Internet and all events that encourage impulse buying of dogs and cats.
Hearing postponed to April 3, 2026