Proceedings open for possible crime in the rescue of dogs trapped on La Palma

The organic judicial police unit of the Civil Guard has instructed proceedings in case the alleged rescue by land of the dogs Encircled by lava on La Palma could constitute a crime, sources from the armed institute informed Efe.

That, apart from the administrative offense that entails that the person or persons who may have carried out the rescue of the dogs they will skip a control established by agents of authority.

The technical director of the Volcanic Emergency Plan of the Canary Islands (Pevolca), Miguel Ángel Morcuende, indicated yesterday that it was done “all that had to be done” in relation to dogs surrounded by lava on La Palma, that is, keeping them alive by providing them with food and drink and authorizing their rescue by drone.

From there, Morcuende pointed out, “we no longer know anything else”, neither of the alleged rescue by land nor of the alleged perpetrators of it, who put up a banner saying that the dogs were fine and identified themselves as’ A Team (Team A)’.

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Otherwise, described as “despicable” that someone bypasses security perimeters because they put their lives and that of the teams that had to come to their aid at risk.

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