Source: World Wide Web
According to Japan's Current Affairs News Agency on the 4th, the police revealed that the Nagano Prefecture police arrested a 60-year-old legal representative and a 48-year-old employee of a local pet trafficking company on the 4th, accusing the latter of raising about 1,000 dogs in a harsh environment suspected of violating Japan's animal protection law.
The police conducted an investigation into two breeding facilities under the company's name
According to reports, the police learned about the situation through reports from former employees of the company, and subsequently conducted an investigation into two breeding facilities under the company's name in September. According to the results of the investigation, the police determined that about 1,000 dogs were in poor environmental conditions such as sanitary conditions, and on November 4, the police arrested the former legal representative and a staff member of the company. According to local media reports, the dog's boxes are densely packed in the breeding facility, with about 6 in a row, and the dog's feces and urine are also untreated.
The report also said that after the police intervened in the investigation, the company's legal representative decided to terminate the business.
According to the report, representatives of the companies involved argued in the pre-arrest investigation that "the number of employees is too small to take care of" and admitted that there were cases where employees of the enterprise who did not hold veterinary licenses had performed caesarean sections on dogs.