Toulouse: he tries to kill his dog with an ax, the owner arrested
By Guillaume Laurent
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It is the association for the defense of the animal cause which reports the case. Saturday August 6, 2022, around 8 a.m., Liama young hound boxer crossed Personal, was the victim of abuse and cruelty. According to the gendarmes of Haute-Garonne, the facts occurred on the side of the wood of Pouvourvillea rural district of the municipality of Toulousenear Ramonville.
“He decided to destroy it with an axe”
Abused for months by her owner, the dog had an ordeal this summer weekend, when her owner “decided to remove it with an ax”, report the association The 4 Pattuns.
“The owner had wanted to get rid of it for a week, he went (…) to the woods to kill her with an axe. He left her for dead after giving her several blows which broke the bones of her skull, sinuses and cuts on her body, but the dog managed to remove the collar and take refuge in a nearby barn. She was taken to the vet, where she was operated on. Her days are over. danger”.
“She is undergoing treatment and must return to the vet on Monday,” adds Celine Gardel, president of the association. She assures that “the animal had been mistreated for two years” by its owner, who “already almost drowned her once”.
Owner arrested by police
Facts corroborated by the gendarmes of the Villefranche-de-Lauragais company, joined by Toulouse news, which confirms that “the dog managed to escape”. Alerted by the ex-companion of the individual, the soldiers intervened quickly on the spot and found and arrested the attacker nearby animal.
A kitty introduced on social networks
If the gendarmes of Castanet had already opened an investigation, the association also filed a complaint for services and acts of cruelty towards an animal. Celine Gardel claims “the confiscation of the animal and the definitive ban on keeping animals” against the owner. The decision will be made during his comparison in court.
As for the owner of the animal, he was hospitalized in the psychiatric emergency room of Purpan. Residing in Toulouse and aged around forty, he incurs a sentence of three years in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros.
The 4 Pattounes launched a kitty on HelloAsso in order to “finance the costs” inherent in the care of the animal. Monday morning, more than 2,500 euros had already been collected.
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