Overview
- Security footage shows the physician punching veterinarian Gonzalo Roque outside Clínica Animal Surco, and Roque received emergency treatment.
- Surco serenazgo detained the doctor and handed him to police, who are conducting proceedings tied to the alleged abandonment and the assault.
- The Colegio Médico del Perú confirmed an ethics proceeding against the registered doctor, and the veterinary college urged disciplinary action.
- One of the eight newborn puppies died from hypothermia and low weight, and several remain under intensive care at the clinic.
- The doctor claims he found the puppies in a dumpster and acted in self‑defense, assertions disputed by clinic staff; his employer later said he is no longer on its medical roster.