It was a police operation carried out with the Departmental Directorate for Population Protection (DDPP) which made it possible to rescue 68 dogs abandoned on a farm located in the municipalities of Cras and Chasselay in Isère, this August 10. Neglected, left without water, food and supervision, the dogs were urgently taken in by the SPA. It was the report from local residents, alerted by barking and the presence of a body, which led to this intervention.
Several reports
The case dates back to the end of July 2026, when a first anonymous witness reported on an online platform the presence of Border Collie And Australian Shepherds in a pitiful state on a farm in the commune of Cras in Isère. Subsequently, the gendarmes were alerted by a resident of Chasselaythe neighboring town. He constantly heard barking in an empty house. A dead dog was later found there. These various reports thus led to a control operation carried out jointly by the police and the Departmental Directorate for Population Protection (DDPP), on August 10, 2026.
A vast operation
On site, no less than 68 dogs were found. All in a bad state, they were left to their own devices in the middle of a heatwave, neglected, abandoned without water or food. As the media reported The Dauphiné Libéréthe animals were distributed in different locations. HAS Cras there were 10 dogs locked in 4 kennels; in a house of Chasselay23 other canines were detained. But the majority were in another empty house nearby. 35 dogs including puppies were hidden there.
Dogs are now safe
As for those supported by the Dauphiné SPAthey also benefit from good care to recover from their emotions, as we can see in this video.
Alongside this good care, prize pools have been put online by the shelters. To help them: Jackpot Leetchi of the Dauphiné SPA, jackpot HelloAsso of the Annecy Marlioz SPA.
Legal proceedings are expected
The media Free Midday recalled that “ legal proceedings are to be expected in the event of proven offenses », after specifying that the investigation was only just beginning. The owners of the places where the dogs were found will be summoned to the gendarmerie for questioning.