Sentenced to 18 months in prison for mistreating seven dogs in Polop

Defendant, defended by lawyer Alejandro Dapena, pleaded guilty after the consent agreement between the defense and the charges made by the prosecution and the prosecution. Protector of La Nucia Animals. The accused initially faced four and a half years in prison and a claim for approximately 20,000 euros in damages.

Seprona examination

The facts were discovered on a farm in Polop de la Marina in the summer of 2019. The defendants had seven dogs in very bad condition and several of them were injured. Civil Guard Seprona, together with the people in charge of La Nucía Animal Shelter, inspected the farm and also found a bag with string, inside which was a dead dog in decomposition.

The dogs were “under appalling conditions of food, hygiene and sanitation. extremely weak and malnourished“. They barely had food and water, and they were locked in a metal mesh tied with wire, as well as one of them being tied with a half-metre chain.

Animals that offer “different degrees” flea infestation and pronounced thinness“, collected by La Nucía Animal Shelter on 19 July 2019. The defendant admitted in his defense that he owned such dogs “with the aim of harming the existence and integrity of the pets”.

Compliance Agreement

The owner of the dogs was first charged with eight offenses of animal abuse, one of which resulted in death. seven months and six months in prison and one of twelve months in jail. The reconciliation and accusations reached by the defense brought the sentence to 18 months in prison for the ongoing animal abuse charge. The court also authorized the defendant to pay compensation in installments. 250 Euros per month, and postponed the execution of his sentence for two years unless he re-offends.