Man (74) who assaulted a police dog in training with an electric shock weapon gets community service | Inland

The short clips were also played in court. Where the public prosecutor clearly found that the dog was forced to listen to commands with a sludge chain, a hard hose and a drover (electric shock weapon), suspect Adrianus van W. from Boxtel thought that all was not too bad.

‘Nothing serious’

As a great dog lover, he is still aware of no harm. Yes, the dog got some taps, but nothing serious, he insisted. “I don’t call that hitting” and “that didn’t hurt that dog,” said Van W. Moreover, the drover would not have worked. “I could have used a stick. He calmed down by seeing that thing.”

The prosecutor took a different view. The images caused great social unrest, she argued about the abuse at the police dog association, where the man had been training dogs for 55 years. Following the broadcast, the Royal Dutch Association for Police Dogs (KNPV) reported animal abuse.

“There is animal cruelty. Hitting the dog serves no purpose. The dog’s howling shows that sufficiently, its well-being is intentionally harmed,” said the officer who demanded sixty hours of community service or thirty days in detention.

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Van W’s lawyer exonerated his client. “Do not lose sight of the fact that this is a police dog association. Dogs can also be injured if arrested. Can you still use a dog?” In addition, the lawyer accused the police of having made an arrest with a lot of fanfare. His client was lifted from the bed with the street cordoned off by police cars. The media attention also gave Van W. a psychological blow. He hardly dared to go out on the street for the first month. He gave up his passion: training dogs. “I am devastated,” said Van W.

The judge immediately ruled, taking into account that the suspect has no criminal record, has suffered considerably from the media attention and has lost his hobby. She considered the beating with a hard plastic hose proven. As well as threatening the drover. “So it’s animal cruelty.” She sentenced Van W. to a community service of thirty hours. The lawyer does not yet know whether he will appeal the verdict.

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