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Updated Wednesday, February 21, 2024-11:39

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Agents of the Nature Protection Service -

Seprona

- are investigating a 38-year-old woman, a native of León and resident in La Rioja, as the alleged perpetrator of a crime related to the protection of flora, fauna and domestic animals, for

animal abuse

resulting in death.

The investigation began thanks to information provided by citizens, who warned of the situation of abandonment and suffering of

a horse that was lying down

and unable to move inside a farm in the municipality of Nalda.

Specialists from the Nature Protection Service -Seprona-, in collaboration with veterinarians from the Livestock Service of the Government of La Rioja, went to the place to carry out an inspection, verifying that the interior of the farm not only gave off a

strong smell of rot

, but also the facilities were

affected by a flea infestation.

During the inspection carried out together with the veterinary services, two dead horses

were found

in an advanced state of decomposition, along with a third extremely thin horse that had been sacrificed through humane euthanasia.

Therefore, given the obvious negligence in the attention and care of the animals, together with the poor hygienic-sanitary conditions of the facilities, Seprona agents proceeded to investigate the owner of the horses for an alleged crime of animal abuse.

This crime is punishable in the penal code in its art. 340 bis (crimes against animals) which, in the case of the death of the animal, can lead to a prison sentence of twelve to twenty-four months, in addition to the penalty of special disqualification of two to four years from the exercise of a profession, trade or trade that is related to animals and for the possession of animals.

The

Civil Guard

makes telephone number 062 available to citizens to report any event related to animal abuse or any impact on the environment, available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, with specialists in nature protection distributed in several Units. based in La Rioja.