Overview
- The van carrying 36 dogs arrived on the Barcelona–Palma ferry with 27 dead and nine semi‑conscious, according to the Guardia Civil.
- SEPRONA has identified the driver and the transport company and will question those responsible as part of the investigation.
- Investigators will inspect the vehicle and its ventilation system, with lack of airflow considered a leading but unconfirmed hypothesis.
- Owners say they hired specialist carrier We Travel Home after training in Lithuania, while the company says it complied with animal‑welfare procedures.
- The regional hunting federation voiced support for the owners and said hunters bear no responsibility as the probe continues, and the deceased animals were incinerated under sanitary rules.