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Spain’s abandoned dog crisis grows as traffickers cash in on cheap imported puppies
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Photo credit: vaxo/ShutterstockSpain is already struggling to cope with hundreds of thousands of dogs and cats entering shelters every year.
Puppies crossing Spain for profitThe AP-7 has become a key route for the movement of animals into Spain, according to the Mossos.
Spain already has an enormous shelter problemThe renewed trafficking warning comes against a difficult backdrop for Spain’s animal shelters.
Spain is struggling to find homes for animals already here while traffickers are exploiting demand for particular breeds.
A cheap puppy can come with a very high price, for the animal, its new family and Spain’s already overloaded animal-welfare network.