Her “poor state of sanitary hygiene.” This is the cause that led to the death of a dog, according to official veterinary analyses carried out on the dog and for which a man from Ortigosa del Monte (Segovia) He is being investigated by the Guardia a Guardia as an alleged perpetrator of an animal abuse offence for which he faces a sentence of 12 to 24 months in prison.
It is thanks to the citizen collaboration, which reported that a dog He was wandering free and “in very poor condition” through this municipality located at the foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama. Upon arrival, the agents were able to verify that the owner had “moved” the animal to a neighboring field. They asked me to show the dog, but he was already dead.
“Riddled with parasites” and with “injuries of varying degrees” was the body of the canine, according to information sent by the Government Subdelegation in Segovia.
Given the animal’s condition, it was the specialists from the Nature Protection Service (Seprona) who were responsible for recovering the dog’s body so that an autopsy could be carried out to allow determine the causes of death. A work carried out by the official veterinarians of the Junta de Castilla y León, who in their study determined that the dog died “due to its poor sanitary and hygienic state.”
presented cachexia -a state of extreme malnutrition, muscle atrophy, fatigue and weakness- and a flea and tick infestationthey point out in the statement, and “all this is the consequence of an intense lack of care that any animal should receive, in addition to the great suffering caused to the dog.”
Various complaints
In view of these facts, the agents have carried out an investigation into the owner of the dog as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of animal abuse. The ongoing proceedings have already been transferred to the Court of Instruction of Segovia, in addition to the corresponding administrative complaints filed by various violations concerning animal protection and welfaresent to the Territorial Service of Agriculture and Livestock of the Junta de Castilla y León.
The owner of the dog and alleged perpetrator of the crime of animal abuse risks a sentence of between 12 and 24 months in prisonas provided for in the Penal Code, envisages the death of an animal due to lack of care. It is also exposed to Special ban from 2 to 4 years for the possession of animals and for the exercise of a profession, trade or business related to animals.
