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So far ascribed authorship of the alleged kill a dog, but are investigating its possible relation to more similar cases
He put poisons in protected areas declared as Site of Community Interest (SCI) and Special Protection Area (SPA)
The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia, in the context of the operation Galifa ', developed to clarify several episodes of poisoning dogs in Cartagena, has accused a local resident, 56, on suspicion of crime on the protection of domestic animals, after finding that rodenticides placed between food that killed a dog.
The performances last August began, when animal protection organization informed the Service Nature Protection (SEPRONA) Guardia Civil to the existence of numerous cases of poisoning pets in the hamlet of Galifa Cartagena, a events that occurred in protected area of ​​Mount Roland and Cape Tiñoso declared a Site of Community Importance (SCI) and Special Protection Area (SPA), which had caused some alarm among local residents.
Under the investigational device developed jointly by members of the patrol and ROCK SEPRONA Team (burglary in the field) of Cartagena, shortly after the body of a dog, greyhound race, with obvious symptoms of poisoning was found.
Read identification microchip allowed to locate its owner, who said it took several hours looking for him.
The result of the completion of the technical-ocular inspection of the area of ​​the find, the Meritorious spotted a plate with food scraps that allegedly could be impregnated with a type of poison generally used for pest control.
The vet report issued both the autopsy performed at the can as bait found specific analysis has confirmed the presence of rodenticides, which has confirmed that the cause of the animal's death was poisoning.
Research carried out by the Civil Guard has culminated in the location of a Spanish colombicultor, 56, resident of Cartagena which has a loft near the place where the body was found Greyhound and allegedly was behind the authorship poisoning, so after obtaining all necessary evidence, has been charged with an offense relating to the protection of domestic animals.
The effects seized and the proceedings have been brought before the Magistrate's Court in Cartagena (Murcia).
The offense on the protection of domestic animals
Animal abuse is enshrined in the Criminal Code, which defines it as the fact unjustifiably mistreating pets or tamed by any means or process, causing death or causing them injury which severely damage your health, and is punishable three months to one year imprisonment and disqualification of one to three years for the exercise of a profession, trade or business that has a connection with animals.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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