By 5 days of arrest for the murder of a resident sentenced puppy. The verdict in the case of animal cruelty on March 20 submitted to the district court of the regional center. Animal rights activists with the verdict disagree.

Belarus' only official shelter for homeless animals working in Vitebsk since August 2011. During this time, more than 4 million cats and dogs found their owners. Including Lucy. She lived in a cage. But, as subsequent events showed, these were the best days of her short life.

Mongrel took shelter from the 25-year-old viteblyanin. As later admitted, wanted to make a surprise 2-year-old daughter. Here are just three months after a drunken father killed a puppy with his own hands. Neighbors recall with horror that night.

Ales Diaghilev's neighbor: "Late at night were heard screams and moans of the dog, dog whined. We did not interfere. The next morning the wife came and told me that he brutally beat her, killed. "

In Belarus, the case of ill-treatment of animals to reach the court very rarely. Difficult to collect evidence base. But not in this case. Shelter workers persistently demanded to punish the guilty. There were also witnesses. The trial took place.

Anna Telpukova, court spokesman Pervomaisky district of Vitebsk: "This offense was done to them before the entry into force of the changes made to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, which criminalized under Article 339-1 for cruelty to animals."

The maximum penalty which threatened the offender – a fine of up to 30 basic values ??or arrest up to 15 days. However, the court found it sufficient to limit the freedom of only 5 days. Although the father did not fully acknowledged his guilt. With this decision the applicants do not agree. And intends to appeal.

Natalia Zubov, head of Vitebsk shelter for homeless animals: "The man who beat puppy head on the battery until it killed him, for an hour, a small, defenseless. Tomorrow, he will do the same with your child. Cruelty to animals we encountered very often people do not bear him little or no accountability."

However, on January 28 in Belarus responsible for such a force. According to the new article of the Criminal Code for animal abuse is now possible to get a large fine or arrest. When you committed a crime is likely to go to prison for a year.

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