A clever DNA test on dogs snagged a La Llosa man for hurling four newborn pups into a rubbish bin. The Guardia Civil swooped in after a local unearthed the grim find last October, the pups bagged with stones and water, only one still kicking. SEPRONA from Burriana took up the chase, tough with no microchips on the little ones. They zeroed in on a man whose podenco bitch bore signs of recent birth. He claimed she’d only had two females, but cops suspected he’d dumped the rest, picking the “useful” ones to keep. DNA from his dog and the lone survivor clinched it. The Guardia Civil grabbed all his dogs, handing them to an animal welfare group. The town’s reeling from the vile deed, and the force urges folks to report animal cruelty. They’re dead set on crushing such acts.

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