They are small, white, and fluffy: Nevertheless, their owner apparently no longer wanted them: Several mini-Maltese were found in the forest in poor condition.
Three small dogs were
abandoned
in
Bad Tölz
.
One of the
mini-Maltese
was run over, the other two are being
nursed back
to the
shelter
.
Now animal rights activists found two more animals in the forest on the weekend (update from November 30th, 6.40 p.m.).
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Update from November 30th, 6.40 p.m.:
The news that
three neglected
mini-Maltesers
were found
running freely
on the northeastern outskirts of
Bad Tölz
- one of them was run over - hit the waves on Friday.
But that information was only the tip of the iceberg.
At the weekend the
police
and a crowd of volunteers
searched the
area for more dogs - and they found them.
The owners of the animals are now being investigated.
Mini Maltese exposed in Bad Tölz: Several dogs are said to live in the forest
Myriam Kohler from the
"Katzenbergung Wolfratshausen-Geretsried"
has been on the trail for some time
.
The organization had been informed that a whole group of
mini Maltese had been
living in the forest
near Bad Tölz
since the end of August
.
Kohler and her colleagues then took up "detective work", she told the
Tölzer Kurier
.
Their findings: A mother and her son are said to have been evicted from their rented apartment in the
Lettenholz
area
and then
camped
with around
15 dogs in the forest
.
“We found four different abandoned deposits,” reports Myriam Kohler.
The animal rights activists informed all hunting tenants and forest workers in the area.
The Tölz veterinary office was also involved.
At the same time, three
mini-Maltese
have been
gradually
found
since the beginning of October
: One was dead on the side of the
B 13
, two ended up in the
Tölzer animal shelter
.
Bad Tölz police are looking for a storage area with dogs in the forest
Additional dynamism came in the case after the
Tölzer Kurier reported
on Friday that these
three dogs
had been found.
According to the deputy head of the inspection, Andreas Rohrhofer, a number of
callers came forward with information
about the alleged owners of the small, white dogs in the inspection.
“We then looked to see if we could find the holder,” says Rohrhofer.
The officers looked at a
campsite in the forest
near the Sitec company that they had been informed of, but found no one there.
According Rohrhofer were then on Saturday two
strips crews of Toelzer police
the area in question on the go, on Sunday they got support of three
strips of riot police
, who were by chance in the area.
The
animal rights activists were also looking for
a large number
: According to Myriam Kohler, volunteers from Tierhilfe Weyarn-Waakirchen, the Loisachtaler fawn rescue, the Oberland mobile fur nose helpers, the animal welfare association of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district and the Wolfratshausen-Geretsried cat rescue took part.
A
drone
and a
thermal imaging camera
were used.
Two more mini Maltese found in the forest
In fact,
two other mini Maltese
were found.
According to Kohler, both were "in a pitiful condition, completely emaciated and matted."
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This mini Maltese that was found at the weekend was “in a pitiful state”.
The keepers apparently camped with up to 15 animals in the forest.
© Private: Myriam Kohler
As Rohrhofer reports, a
police
patrol met
the dog owner
on Sunday at around 3 p.m.
on the
B 13
in the
Kranzer
area
.
The 54-year-old said she was on her way to
overnight accommodation in Sachsenkam
.
Her son (36) took the remaining dogs - the woman assumed there were five - to
Munich
.
According to Rohrhofer, an
investigation
is underway against mother and son
for violating the Animal Welfare Act
.
According to the police file, the
veterinary office
also took action
.
An employee found the owners and a confusing flock of dogs of nine to eleven animals in mid-October and made another appointment for October 19.
However, owners and dogs were no longer to be found.
The
veterinary office then issued
a decision on the
confiscation of the animals
.
Mini Maltese could cost up to 1,600 euros on the market
District office spokeswoman Marlis Peischer only explains at the request of the
Tölzer Kurier
that the case is
known to
the
veterinary
office, but that the keeper has not yet been found.
"Everything else is conjecture."
According to Myriam Kohler, the
mini-Maltese
that were found
are particularly small specimens, as they emerge from targeted
inbreeding
.
“A normal
mini Maltese
weighs three to four kilos, this one only weighs 1,500 to 1,800 grams.” Unfortunately, there is a market for such animals, and each specimen could easily reach
800 to 1,600 euros
.
Kohler makes a strong appeal to only buy breeding dogs from approved, reliable breeders in order to avoid animal suffering.
Five dogs have now been found, five allegedly in
Munich
.
Kohler assumes that
four or five animals are
now
leaving
.
You and your colleagues want to keep looking.
"But I do not assume that we will find them still alive."
Three mini Maltese abandoned in Bad Tölz: Police officers found the dogs in the area of the B472
(Initial report)
Bad Tölz
- Two of the
dogs
are now living in the
Tölz animal shelter
, the third was
found dead on the roadside
.
On October 9th, the police brought one of the small dogs to Peter Fichtner's shelter for the first time.
The officials had found the four-legged friend in the area of the B 472 on the northeastern outskirts.
Mini-Maltese exposed in Bad Tölz: animals found “emaciated and in poor condition”
"The dog was
emaciated
, matted and in very poor condition," reports Fichtner.
In addition, the
mini-Maltese was
"a bit snappy".
Fichtner doesn't blame the dog for snapping his finger first.
"You don't know what he's been through."
Exactly one month later the next report was received at the animal shelter: Another
mini-Maltese had been discovered dead
on the roadside of the B 472 at the level of the Sappl exit on Mühlberg.
The finders also sent the shelter a photo of the dog that was presumably run over.
But Fichtner did not find the carcass on site.
Mini-Maltese have to fight their way through the forest for four weeks - and build a nest between tree roots
Last week a
passer-
by saw a
mini Maltese
walking around
on the way between Ellbach and the Kirchseemoor
.
“But he couldn't be captured,” reports Fichtner.
The walker came back the next day and found the mini-Maltese a little further on in a hollow between tree roots, where it had built a
nest
.
She took him to the shelter.
It seems like the little dog has
survived in
the wild
on its own for
at least
a month
.
"Dogs come from nature, they don't starve to death that quickly, they eat worms, for example," says Fichtner.
He's just amazed that the fox didn't grab any of the mini Maltese.
Bad Tölz: Animal shelter is nurturing mini Maltese again
And in winter, the
chances
of pets
surviving
in
nature
would have decreased rapidly.
Fichtner brought the found animals to the
vet
and nursed them up.
It is clear to him that
the dogs know each other
, because they now share a basket amicably.
The vet estimated her age to be around two years.
A dog weighs around 1800 grams.
Fichtner assumes that the
previous owner
abandoned
the three dogs
.
He himself has seen a man in the area of the train station with three little white dogs in the past.
Other witnesses also report such observations in the Lettenholz area.
Former dog owner probably abandoned animals - police are looking for clues
Anyone who has a
clue as
to where the three mini Maltese come from should
contact
the
police
.
According to Fichtner, the animal shelter generally keeps every found animal for at least four weeks and only gives it away when it is completely healthy.
If that is the case, Fichtner hopes
to find
a nice
new home
for the
mini Maltese
.
Scared and neglected: The animal welfare association and veterinary office found the gelding “Jacky” locked in a single box.
Now the 14-year-old horse is finally doing better in Vaterstetten.
And Johannes Fisch and his father Josef in Fürstenfeldbruck received animal visits in the home office.
A pack of wild boars was walking through the family garden.
(By Andreas Steppan)