Death of 76 puppies exposes 'cruel' state of police dog facility

13 October 2019 - 00:01 By GRAEME HOSKEN

An outbreak of parvovirus, which has killed 76 puppies at the police K9 training facility in Pretoria in the past six weeks, has exposed allegations of gross incompetence among senior officers responsible for the dogs' welfare...

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