Following police intervention and a series of veterinary inspections, authorities have ordered the closure of a Nowy Targ animal shelter housing 273 dogs, with a formal process underway to relocate the animals. <\/p>\n
The District Veterinary Officer in Nowy Targ informed the Mayor of the decision to close the shelter on June 30, requesting immediate action to secure the safety of the animals. Police are currently active on the site, and the entire liquidation process is under the constant supervision of the Veterinary Inspection.<\/p>\n
Chief Veterinary Officer Pawel Meyer stated that the priority is the welfare of the animals. An internal investigation is also ongoing to determine if the previous supervision of the facility was conducted correctly.<\/p>\n
Nowy Targ police confirmed the shelter owner decided to cease operations voluntarily. The facility, which served 43 municipalities in the Lesser Poland region, has been subject to increased scrutiny following media reports alleging animal neglect and extreme temperatures inside the kennels.<\/p>\n
While activists reported temperatures reaching 70 degrees Celsius and alleged that some animals were unresponsive, police stated that their inspections have not yet confirmed claims regarding deceased animals or extreme heat levels. A separate investigation into animal cruelty, initiated in March, remains open.<\/p>\n
Police reported that shelter operators implemented cooling measures during recent heatwaves, including fans, sprinkler systems, and additional water access. The shelter management maintains that animal safety has been their priority, noting they are cooperating fully with authorities.<\/p>\n
The 43 municipalities associated with the shelter must now coordinate with the District Veterinary Inspectorate to arrange the pickup of the 273 dogs. Authorities noted that the possibility for dog adoptions from the facility remains open during this transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following police intervention and a series of veterinary inspections, authorities have ordered the closure of a Nowy Targ animal shelter housing 273 dogs, with a formal process underway to relocate the animals. Official Closure Order The District Veterinary Officer in Nowy Targ informed the Mayor of the decision to close the shelter on June 30, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8150\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bizonews.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}