“The court chose the most severe preventive measure — detention — for the owner of a private “mini-shelter” in the village of Kremenishche in the Kyiv region, where a mass burial of tortured animals was discovered. The suspect, known on the network under the pseudonym Viktoria Dyka (real name Galina B.), positioned herself as a volunteer and took cats and dogs for a paid stay. However, instead of caring for animals”, — write on: ua.news
The court chose the most severe preventive measure — detention — for the owner of a private “mini-shelter” in the village of Kremenishche in the Kyiv region, where a mass burial of tortured animals was discovered. The suspect, known on the network under the pseudonym Viktoria Dyka (real name Galina B.), positioned herself as a volunteer and took cats and dogs for a paid stay. However, instead of care, the animals ended up in a closed space without food and water, which led to the painful death of dozens of four-legged animals.
The public organization URSA announced this on Facebook.
Terrible findings on the territory of the “shelter” shocked the animal rights activists of the URSA organization and law enforcement officers, who documented the following facts:
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Number of victims: The bodies of 51 dead animals were found on the spot, dying of hunger and thirst, trying to get out of the closed premises.
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Rescued animals: The police removed 40 sick cats and one dog, which were in critical condition and currently require emergency medical care.
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Legal qualification: Criminal proceedings are opened under Part 3 of Art. 299 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for responsibility for cruel treatment of two or more animals (sanction — up to 8 years of imprisonment).
The chronology of the detention was as quick as possible: the case was opened on December 18, the suspect was detained on December 19, and the suspect was handed over the next day. The December 22 court decision on detention is exceptional for similar cases, which indicates the high social danger of the woman’s actions and the risks of her influencing the investigation or escaping. Animal rights activists emphasize that animals in this room died in agony, and some individuals even tried to eat the bodies of dead relatives in order to survive.
Public activists promise to carefully monitor the development of events and will demand the maximum term of imprisonment for the pseudo-volunteer. This case became a catalyst for discussion of the need for stricter control over the activities of private shelters and the introduction of mandatory registration of persons engaged in animal abuse.
In Kyiv, the Dnipro District Court handed down a harsh sentence to a 31-year-old local resident, finding him guilty of cruel treatment of a stray dog, which led to its death. The perpetrator was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months of imprisonment.
Meanwhile, a bill has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, which strengthens the rules for keeping animals, both wild and domestic. Imprisonment for their smuggling will be introduced for the first time.
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