The old police dogs had been kept at the municipality's department of law enforcement.
According to the SPCA, the dogs were kept in old, rusty, broken kennels. They were suffering from severe musculoskeletal problems and could barely move due to severe hip problems.
“The sleeping kennels were full of spiders, spiderwebs and patches of hair. We could also smell a nasty faecal odour in the air.” "It was painful to see how these dogs struggled just to stand up ... You can see the pain in the dogs. They have lost so much muscle mass in their body.Engelbrecht slammed the department for their treatment of the dogs.
“According to the handlers, there is no disinfection or dipping plan in place. Once a day in the morning, they come in and spray water, give food and leave. If there is no disinfection plan, the dogs will obtain diseases.” Municipal spokesperson Qondile Khedama agreed that the kennels in which the dogs were kept needed maintenance.
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