Beagle with fist-sized tumours...a disastrous illegal breeding ground

[Anchor]
A dog breeding ground that has been illegally operated for more than 20 years has been caught in a restricted development zone along the Nakdong River in Busan.

Over 400 dogs were placed in unsanitary conditions, all rescued following the abandonment of ownership by the breeding farm operator.

The car is a journalist.

[Reporter]
Dogs trapped in rusted bars find a person and bark.

The floor is full of excrement and swarms of flies, so you can't find a clean place.

In one corner, the bones and fur of a large dog remain lying.

It is an illegal breeding ground for dogs caught in Gangseo-gu, Busan.

Dogs are also in poor health.

a retriever who can't stand properly

There are also beagles with tumors larger than adult male fists on their stomachs, as well as small dogs that appear to have lost both sight.

[Choi Gap-cheol / Veterinarian: There are several, so it's hard to take care of them. They were left unattended until they grew this big. It's a disease that can be treated early and treated....]

About 450 dogs were rescued by animal protection organizations following the abandonment of ownership by the breeding farm operator A.

Most of the breed dogs are popular as dogs.

It is a breeding facility operated by the owner of the dog.

It has been identified as an illegal building installed in a restricted development zone.

[Busan Gangseo-gu official: We first cracked down in 2020 and have been imposing corrective orders, accusations, and enforcement penalties since then]

Mr. A, who has operated the breeding ground for 25 years, claims that he has been having difficulty since he did not accept dogs at the auction house for two to three years.

[Mr. A / Breeding farm operator: (You don't have neutering surgery, right?) You have to make a living, but if you do neutering surgery, you're looking for a way to make a living, but you can't do neutering surgery.]

The animal protection organization, which has checked the recent transaction records, believes that it is highly likely that the dog was sold through a different home breeding farm operated by A, and plans to file a complaint with the police against A for violating the Animal Protection Act.

[Kim Bok-hee / CEO of Korean Dogs, an animal protection organization: We shipped the dogs under the name of you (a breeding farm run by Mr. A). illegally We're called identity laundering and tax change, and I'm sure the auction house knew it, but they overlooked it....]

Busan City and Gangseo-gu plan to investigate, believing that there will be more illegal breeding farms and slaughterhouses for dogs.

YTN Cha Sang-eun.