Forty dogs removed from cruel conditions in Latvia

Ivars Koloda, head of the PVD’s North Kurzeme Regional Office, explained that residents had reported on social media the large number of dogs in the garden of a house in Dundaga. An inspection revealed that the owner of the property had been keeping around 40 Alaskan Malamutes of various ages and genders, whilst some of these large animals were housed in very small cages, typically used for short-term transport.

A decision has been taken to initiate administrative proceedings for c...