• Catalonia.The 14 rabbits 'liberated' from Gurb ... and the fashion of vegan tourists who raid farms
  • Andalusia: Seville's ordinance typifies psychological abuse of animals

The Civil Guard keeps an investigation open for the case of animal abuse on Saturday in Chantada ( Lugo ), as sources from the Benemérita have confirmed to Europa Press. Meanwhile, the Galician Hunting Federation has "strongly" condemned this case after a hunter shot and hit a dog, facts spread on social networks.

From the Civil Guard they have confirmed that, after knowing the facts, the author was identified and an investigation was opened. They have also specified that it will be in the course of it when "the crimes will be proposed" that is considered to have been committed by the hunter.

The Galician Hunting Federation has sent a statement in which it expresses "its maximum rejection of the inexplicable act of aggression against a dog by its owner." "Acts of this type have no place in any group and less in the hunting, where dogs are always the best companions in the development of our activity and in daily life," adds this association.

Pacma shared the video in question on his Twitter account and wrote that "A hunter drags his dog on the ground, which he has just shot and beaten. He is still alive. The dog is in a very serious state. , along with their puppies. We are collecting all the information to report this savage. "

After the assault, the dog, who had had puppies, had to be treated urgently for gunshot wounds and multiple injuries, according to the animal association Libera! After knowing the event through a video broadcast on social networks by a driver who noticed the scene when he heard the sound of a shot.

According to this association, the man told the person who recorded the video that he was a "hunter" and that he could "shoot shots at whoever gets out of the balls." This fact generated the outrage of Internet users and of different animalistic entities such as the NGO Mundo Vivo , which has advanced that "it will be personified as a private accusation in a hypothetical judicial proceeding", as communicated by the animalist party Pacma .

The Pacma party is collecting signatures to request the entry into prison of the alleged abuser of the animal and has called a demonstration on Tuesday, in Vigo, to protest "the terrible events of the Chantada hunter, who shot and beaten his dog."

In case of trial, the subject could "be charged with a crime of animal abuse and face penalties of up to one year in prison or 18 months in jail " in case the dog dies, the animalists warn.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

  • Civil Guard
  • Lugo
  • Pacma
  • Animal abuse
  • Justice

Events: A young man accused of stealing with a cutter is being arrested at a Melilla protection center

Domestic violence A minor under 17 years of age was arrested for killing his mother in a town in Lugo

Diana Quer Case The judge returns the verdict against El Gicle to the jury of Diana Quer for "formal errors" and "contradictions"