The Aburrá Valley Police managed to capture a 24-year-old woman, who allegedly threw her romantic partner’s dog from the 12th floor in the municipality of Bello.
According to the authorities, The woman was arguing with her partner and, in revenge, she would have thrown the animal, which immediately lost its life after hitting the pavement.
The same community was the one that notified the Metropolitan Police of the Aburrá Valley. The canine was called Monster and Its owner asks that the full weight of the law be brought to bear on the alleged aggressor.
Sanctions you face for mistreating an animal in Colombia
According to the Penal Code, the crime of animal abuse punishes a series of behaviors in which injuries, death, abandonment or certain circumstances of slight damage are applied. In this case, the life and health of the animals is protected, including their physical and mental integrity.
Law 1774 establishes that harmful acts and cruelty against animals that do not cause death or injuries that seriously affect their health or physical integrity They will be sanctioned with fines of 5 to 50 current legal monthly minimum wages.
If it causes death, the penalty will be imprisonment between 12 to 36 months and there will be a special disqualification of 1 to 3 years from being able to exercise a profession, trade, trade or possession that is related to animals. The crime of animal abuse can be aggravated with higher penalties if you commit certain behaviors:
- Action with brutality
- When one or more abusive behaviors are carried out on the road or in public places
- If the abuse is witnessed by minors or they are used
- When sexual acts are committed with animals
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