In one of the apartments in Toruń, an elderly man was holding about a hundred pigeons. The police and representatives of the Załalani Foundation intervened – to the rescue of birds. The birds were taken away from the owner. “Their condition is dramatic,” the foundation said.
The intervention that took place on Saturday (22 February) was informed by the Załalani Foundation – to the rescue of birds.
“We picked up 92 pigeons kept in outrageous conditions. In total, we took 100 birds from the apartment. Unfortunately, despite immediate veterinary intervention, one of them did not survive” – the foundation said in a communiqué.
There were pigeons in the apartmentZałalani – to the rescue of birds
The representatives of the Foundation say that “some of the birds spent eight years there – without access to the sun, fresh air, among the thick layer of dirt and droppings.”
“Their condition is dramatic: fractures with displacement, torn parts of the limbs, markers made of clips for bread curling into the blood, acute infections, serious breathing and neurological problems. All this is the result of a lack of care, appropriate conditions and treatment” – said the Foundation. To the rescue of birds.
The matter is explained by the police
Toruń police conduct proceedings in this case. This was confirmed in an interview with tvn24.pl younger aspirant Sebastian Pypczyński from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Toruń
– On Saturday, policemen were asked by one of the Toruń foundations for intervention in one of the apartments at Głowackiego Street. 92 pigeons were picked up from the apartment. The birds were taken care of by the foundation. We are conducting proceedings aimed at determining whether the man in the apartment of which there was birds had, with his behavior he did not violate the provisions of the Animal Protection Act – the policeman said.
Source of the main photo: Załalani – to the rescue of birds