A few weeks after the terrible discovery of two dead dogs locked up in Valence-d’Agen, in Tarn-et-Garonne, the owner of the animals was sentenced to 4 months in prison on Monday, March 29. A shocking video of the interior of the house where the animals perished, allows us to realize their ordeal.
Four months in prison. 1800 € fine. Ten-year ban on keeping a domestic animal. The sentence pronounced by the court of Montauban Monday, March 29, is at the height of the ordeal experienced by the two crossed boxers. Abandoned in a dead end house in Valence d’Agen, the dogs died of thirst and hunger amid general indifference.
A video shot before the house was cleaned gives an overview of the living conditions of the animals, and the extent of the property damage.
“We must change the laws”
If he said “sorry” and assured that he “loves them as (his) own children”, the tenant of the premises, who probably no longer lived in this house for several months, was finally condemned by the justice for acts of cruelty to domestic animals. A sentence which “goes in the right direction”, according to the three animal defense associations which lodged a complaint, including the Harp 47 and 30 million friends.
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“What was important is especially that it is forbidden to have pets, especially when you know that there was a garden and that he would not even let them out. not always a strong enough sentence, for once we were heard and followed by the gendarmerie which was very reactive. We need to be aware, we have to change the laws so that we understand that it is not it is harmless to have an animal “, considers Marie Dubos, president of Arpa 47.
It must be said that the image of these two large dead dogs coiled up against each other on their owner’s bed, in the middle of their excrement and in an advanced state of decomposition, marked the spirits and caused a wave of indignation in the department. “I have seen a lot of things, but cases like this are rare. What is very surprising is that the neighbors did not react. When you see things that are abnormal, you have to react, insists the activist of the animal cause. There are people who have nothing and who have happy animals. “
Despite an evolution in the consideration of animals, including in French law, cases of mistreatment are still numerous. An observation that this new example only confirms.
“I cannot access my house until the abandonment of housing has been pronounced”
Dogs are not the only victims in this case. Indeed, the owner of this terraced house is living a real nightmare. Marked by the death of animals, she must now bear the consequences of the failings of her tenant, starting with cleaning the accommodation.
Faced with the health risk, she was indeed forced to call on a specialist company in Toulouse. Cost of the operation: 4675 €. “The house was emptied, and they cleaned the tiles in the living room and the bathroom but not the parquet because it is too damaged. We will also have to change the staircase which was eaten by the dogs in their despair, the sinks and the sanitary ware. The bottom of the walls are soaked in urine and the smell is omnipresent, “testifies the one who put all these savings into the purchase of this property for which she still pays the credit.
The task is therefore immense to restore the house … However, the owner is not authorized to start the work. “I can not access my house until the abandonment of housing has not been pronounced. The bailiff must come and make the findings in three weeks, then there is a legal deadline of one month to respect before the court can proceed to the termination of the lease “, confides the desperate mother.
An administrative rigor that she perceives as a double penalty, while her tenant has just been sentenced for animal abuse. “One person has done a lot of damage and we have to pay the price, it’s not fair”, concludes the one who “has nightmares”.
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