Ten days after the painful death of two dogs at a location of the Austrian Association for German Shepherd Dogs in Aurach am Hongar (Upper Austria) – as reported by the “Krone” – the judiciary is now also involved. Animal rights activists filed a statement of facts with the public prosecutor’s office on Thursday and filed a complaint against the dog owner for animal abuse.
The lawyer of the association Pfotenhilfe sees animal abuse according to article 222 of the Criminal Code by the owner. “It is known that dogs in vehicles at high temperatures can already have considerable problems after a few minutes and can quickly become life-threatening,” says Jürgen Stadler of Pfotenhilfe.
There are also allegations of suppression of evidence
This means that at least the conditional intent required for criminal liability has been met, for which the law now provides for a maximum of two years in prison in the case of animal abuse, it is said. In addition, the lawyer also expresses the suspicion of suppression of evidence in accordance with Article 295 of the Criminal Code, for which a prison sentence of one year applies, by the rapid removal of the carcasses.
The disposal of the carcasses makes it impossible for authorities to determine the cause of death. The owner of the two German shepherds recently voiced her suspicions to the “Krone” that her dogs may have been poisoned.
“The only deterrent is prison sentences”
Jürgen Stadler from Pfotenhilfe says: “The fact that there is a clear attempt to cover up the excruciating pain of these helpless dogs makes matters even more difficult and makes the processes and the value of animals in such already suspicious dog use cases even worse. light. The animal protection law is not strict enough here, as it only provides for fines. But the only deterrent is prison sentences. It is a well-known complaint that dogs are illegally locked up in small boxes for hours at ‘dog sports’ events. Transport crates or trailers are only permitted for transport.”
Source: Krone
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