Overview

• Customs officers conducting a routine control on the A8 near Leipheim stopped a Moldovan-registered Sprinter van carrying six puppies.
• Officials found six Malteser pups aged eight to sixteen weeks confined in two undersized cat boxes without customs or veterinary documents.
• A Veterinäramt Günzburg veterinarian noted that none of the dogs had valid pet passports or rabies vaccinations and that some were younger than the EU’s 12-week import age.
• Despite heavy tick infestation, the puppies were deemed in generally good health and are now quarantined and treated at Tierheim Günzburg.
• Authorities opened administrative charges against the driver for violating animal welfare standards and EU disease control regulations.