According to an interview with an investigative official, an owner in his 60s in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, was sent a document on suspicion of violating the Act on Welfare and Protection of Animals, alleging that he had raised and abused more than 200 dogs in a poor environment.

The document was sent to a woman in her 60s who lives in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture.



According to investigators, in March, it was suspected of violating the Act on Welfare and Protection of Animals, alleging that it had abused more than 200 dogs at home in Yachimata City by raising them in a poor environment and debilitating them.



Police proceeded with an investigation in response to a report from an animal protection group last October, and found that they suspected that they had raised more than 200 small hybrid dogs without properly treating their excreta. ..



Police sent documents to the Chiba District Public Prosecutor's Office on the 14th on suspicion of violating the Act on Welfare and Protection of Animals, saying that many dogs had illnesses that inflamed their skin and eyes in an unsanitary environment. ..



The owner has admitted the suspicion to the investigation so far.

Initially, the number of animals will gradually increase.

Neighboring residents were receiving a series of consultations from local governments and others to complain about the barking of dogs and the smell of dung.



According to the residents and prefectures, the owner moved to this house about 10 years ago, and the number of dogs that were kept was initially a few, but gradually increased, and it is said that the situation was so-called multi-headed breeding.



The dog's bark can be heard even at a distance of several tens of meters, and it reverberates in the middle of the night, which sometimes interferes with sleep.



In addition, the smell of feces and urine was strong, and it was said that it had reached the surrounding houses.



In response to these complaints, the city and prefecture repeatedly instructed their owners to improve their breeding environment, such as reducing the number of dogs, but no noticeable improvement was seen.



Under these circumstances, the police, who received a report from an animal protection group last October, confirmed the inside of the house for the first time.



After that, as a result of conducting an investigation such as entering a search on suspicion of violating the Act on Welfare and Protection of Animals, it was found that more than 200 dogs were suspected to have been bred in a poor environment.



Most of the dogs that were kept have been taken over by the prefecture as a result of the prefecture's urge to give up ownership to their owners.



For these dogs, the prefecture is looking for new owners with the cooperation of animal protection groups.

Representative of animal protection group "Owners should keep in mind the future"

From the footage taken from the road by an animal protection group in Chiba Prefecture last October, it can be confirmed that multiple small dogs are bred in the enclosure.



The barking of the dog was heard from inside the house, and it smelled like manure in the surrounding area.



Also, a month earlier last September, a photo taken by another conservation group in the presence of the owner shows that many dogs are bred in a crowded manner.



Rie Kaneko, the representative of the animal protection group "CACI" that shot the video, points out that she was in a state of "multi-headed breeding collapse" where the number of pets increased too much and could not be bred properly.



On top of that, Kaneko said, "I think the reason why I didn't perform sterilization surgery was the reason why I was so overcrowded. The situation where the dog is stressed because it is covered with manure and is not properly taken care of like this time is abusive. It is said to be a pet boom due to the corona-ka, but the owner must keep in mind the future. "