Seven months in prison

A JAEN resident who placed pieces of meat on the street containing concealed sharp objects with the alleged intention of killing dogs was sentenced to seven months in prison.

A court in Jaen sentenced a resident of the municipality of Torredonjimeno for unjustified mistreatment of domestic animals with the intention of causing their death. Specifically, he was sentenced to seven months in prison for leaving meat containing nails and pins in dog walking areas.

In addition, the sentence disqualified him from exercising any profession, trade or business related to animals or their keeping for two years, according to a news outlet.

The judge considered it proven that the defendant carried out his crimes between April and October 2020. On several occasions, he was said to have “left pieces of sausage in which he concealed pins, needles or pointed spikes so that dogs and animals ate them and died as a result of ingestion. These were placed both at the door of his garage and in containers located in front of this.”

He did this with the aim of “causing the death of the dogs that were walking around the place with their owners and any other animal that passed through the area,” added the judge.