Animal protection activists urged severe punishment while the owner of the dog he was raising with a hammer (hammer) weighing about 2 kg was standing in court.



According to the animal rights group 'Care' on the 26th, the prosecution requested a fine of 1.5 million won for Mr.



Mr. A is accused of raising a 3 to 4 month old puppy 'Neom' in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province in 2019 by hanging a hammer with a weight of 2 kg around the neck.



Person A, who had previously been briefly indicted for a fine of 1 million won, was dissatisfied and requested a formal trial. Sentencing is expected next month.



According to Care, Mr. A argued at the trial, saying, "I am also a dog lover," and "I attached a heavy metal ball to exercise the dog. It was not abuse because the leash was long and I was able to exercise freely."



However, yesterday (25th), Care side posted on SNS, "If you hang a 2kg iron on the neck of a 7-8kg dog, it's like putting 9.28kg on the neck of a 70kg adult male." What's the difference from the act of putting dumbbells around the neck to make them grow?" he asked.



When A's lawyer argued that it was not abuse because the dog was able to move freely, Care countered, "The Animal Protection Act does not punish for suppressing freedom. It punishes behavior that causes pain."



In addition, Care said, "At the time the black man disappeared, Mr. A said that he took him to a place he knew, but the court replied that it seemed that someone took him secretly."




Meanwhile, on the bulletin board of the Blue House National Petition, an article was posted urging Mr. A to be severely punished.



On the 20th, the petitioner wrote an article titled 'The black man who lived with a hammer around his neck and eventually disappeared, intensifying punishment for abusers', appealing to him, "Please sign so that a stronger punishment, a prison sentence, will be sentenced to Mr. A."



As of 4 p.m. on the 26th, the petition had more than 16,000 signatures.



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(Photo='Animal Rights Organization Care / CARE' Facebook, Blue House National Petition Website)