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A MAN has been ordered to pay €2,500 in compensation to a Costa Blanca canine proprietor after spraying acid at his pet as a result of he was irritated at its barking.
A Villajoyosa courtroom additionally banned the offender with the initials W.B.W.(and nicknamed ‘Billy’) from having any contact with animals for 16 months.
The offences date again to November 2023 on the Albabista urbanisation in Relleu.
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The convicted man used a syringe to spray the corrosive liquid by a fence on the canine proprietor’s property.
The substance brought on chemical burns to the pet referred to as Han and he additionally suffered an eye fixed harm that wanted therapy from a vet.
Municipal CCTV cameras within the space recognized the perpetrator.
Han’s proprietor realised that one thing had occurred after being the canine was doused by a yellow liquid, which additionally broken some patio tiles and backyard furnishings.
The proprietor informed the courtroom that ‘the convicted man was bothered by Han’s barking as he handed’ and as a substitute of selecting to stroll elsewhere, he determined to harm the animals.
Apart from the compensation, the attacker has additionally been fined and ordered to pay prices.
The canine proprietor stated: “Seeing Han with burns and that liquid in his hair was terrifying and I couldn’t consider that somebody might do one thing like that out of pure cruelty.”
Lawyer Eloi Sarrio Santana, from the animal rights regulation agency Aboganimal- who represented Han’s owner- harassed that this case reveals that animal abuse can happen in uncommon methods reminiscent of chemical assaults.
He added that accumulating proof, particularly movies, may be decisive in getting a conviction.
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