Unusual: a judge has assigned a dog to testify against his owner

May 8, 2019

A judge in Spain ordered a dog to appear as a "testimonial statement" at the lawsuit against its owner.

There is no precedent for an event of this type. The defendant is his former owner, who is accused of the crime for throwing him in the trash, in a locked suitcase. The bitch does not have a judicial "voice" for which the objective was to have her presence in court sensitize on animal abuse in this country.

The Judge Sandra Barrera, surprised everyone by asking that this happenthe wounded witness, the Milagros bitch"In this way, the animal entered, the pit bull race. The hearing took place in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic.

In turn, the environmental prosecutor said the witness could not speak but would do it for her. the representative of the prosecutor and a medical examiner. Both explained the injuries he had suffered in his body and his current condition.

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According to Article 337 of the Penal Code, recognizes that an animal is a living being. In this way, his quote was available to check his progress after the episode of abuse suffered. Then, a forensic report was made with the support of the prosecutor's office and the provincial court president.

A spokesman for the Canary Islands Superior Court of Justice (TSJC) said that "the decision to have a dog appear at a trial as a witness, which is unusual in Spanish justice and unpublishedHe added: "It was agreed with all parties, who considered it a good gesture to raise awareness about animal abuse."

Meanwhile, the accused testified by videoconference from the city of Seville, where he is serving a pretrial detention sentence for another act, charged with theft.

"The defendant admitted that he had thrown the dog into a dumpster on October 30, 2012."Said a source on the testimony of the accused." She added: "She did it because she thought she was dead after being attacked by other dogs on her property. "He also alleged that his partner had induced him.

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Thanks to the neighbors, the dog was saved from being crushed by the garbage truck. When they saw her, they opened a hole in the suitcase for her to pull her head and called the authorities.

In this way, the forensic expert stated that there was no possibility of abandoning him for dead. Several witnesses said they heard screams and saw how the accused carried the bag with a dog that was moving with difficulty.

Her current owner has defined it with a loving and submissive bitch. The prosecutor has required nine months in prison and two years ban from working with animals. However, the prosecutor's office required a nine-month sentence of imprisonment.