Tenerife - prosecuting the hunter who hung his podenco!

Tenerife Seprona finally take action against a hunter for maltreatment of his podenco...he hung it! Here is a Spanish dictionary translation of the story.

They investigate a case of animal abuse suffered by a hound in La Orotava

Agents of the service of protection of nature (Seprona) of the Guardia Civil in Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife) are investigating a man as the alleged perpetrator of a crime of animal abuse and neglect.

The incident occurred when the Civil Guard officers received an alert citizen, who recounted how he had been witness to the existence of a dog breed podenco in the municipality of La Orotava and that was with serious injuries in the neck due to a rope that was attached.

After appearing in person at the place and see the facts, Seprona agents delivered the animal in veterinary departments of the municipality of La Orotava to continue investigations, since it was not the call sign microchip

Once they were able to find and identify the owner of the animal, is instructed proceedings in which investigates this person for an alleged crime of animal abuse and neglect of domestic animal. Educated proceedings have been available to the Court of Guardia de La Orotava.

Civil Guard reminds citizens that, in order to collaborate with the problem of animal abuse, anyone who had knowledge of similar facts can be contacted by the Seprona unit in its demarcation through the telephone of the Guardia Civil 062.

Comments

[Kathryn]

Another scumbag who needs to be wiped off the face of the planet. Did the dog survive and has a rescue taken him/her in? The wound looks terrible, poor dog.

[Anne Persoon]

I am glad the man is punished.
Take care of the animals they're depending on you,
Tenerife and al over the world of course.
A lot of hunters are not nice to their dogs,neglect,abuse food with excrements in it,trainging behind a car or a cat 👹to much for one life!
Police keep an eye on the bad man,please for God's sake and for the animals.

[Beryl Brennan]

The podenco survived, the 2nd photo shows it at a vet surgery standing up. I've asked which association has it. In the meantime, here is another post by Bev Farmer of Podenco Friends - at last Seprona in the Canary Islands are starting to take notice of the brave people living there who expose the vile treatment meted on podencos by the bloody hunters!

'The authorities are taking action against those who abuse their podencos.. Here in Tenerife they are prosecuting the hunter who hung his Podenco... Then recently the rescue at Santa Brigida in Gran Canaria they are taking legal action against the owner of the 18 dogs (17 been podencos), Then the landmark case in Lanzarote of Angelique, so badly beaten she had three fractures to her skull. First reported to the the authorities by Laura Johnson of the Kennel Klub and Saving the Lanzarote Podencos. They brought the case to the courts in less than 7 days
Its a drop in the ocean but its a positive step forward and may make those who do abuse their podencos to think twice.'

[Sally MacDonell]

Good! Progress at last. Now hang the perpetrator.

[Fran]

Hang the perpetrator, let him taste his own medicine