Séverine found the body of her dog in a field of sunflowers near her home, Monday, May 20, 2024. Reiki is drooling and has a nose covered in blood. She is immediately convinced that he has been poisoned, and her suspicions focus on a nearby resident who, according to her, threatened to kill her pet several times. This resident of Meunet-Planches, in eastern Indre, lodged two complaints with the Issoudun gendarmerie company. The first about threats, the second about the death of the beauceron.
The possibility of poisoning is not excluded in the death of Reiki.
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“One day he said to us: “I’ll Shoot Your Dog” »she assures. Another time he tried to crush it in front of my son. » Séverine states that she is taking legal action and is counting on the support of several foundations for the protection of animals.
“They forget that there are families behind.”
A veterinarian performed analyzes on the corpse. In a document signed on 21 May 2024, he explains “that no element in the painting by itself can explain the death of the animal”. No guarantees therefore on the biological level, but he notes that “hypertension does not rule out poisoning”. Congestion, an abnormal accumulation of blood in an organ or tissue, observed in the same proportion in the kidneys, liver and intestines, mucous membranes of the eyes and mouth, heart and lungs. Today, Reiki is the mistress “angry” : “This man denies everything. I am being threatened with defamation, but I will go through with it”.she concludes.
Broken mouth, hanging canines
Alice, who lives in Ardentes, has just started the process after one of her cats was seriously injured on Wednesday, June 5. “We went to our vet thinking he had been injured by a car. When he saw the gravity he sent us to Tours (at the veterinary referral centre), she says. There the vets did a scan on him and saw metal in his mouth. A bullet of small caliber. » A story that Alice also shares on social networks under the hashtag “#live well together”. In the photos, Lucky appears with a broken mouth and hanging canine teeth.
When we look at him, we always think that someone would hurt him
Alice Ardentes
“We don’t suspect anyone”, Alice continues. She filed a complaint about “It is very complicated to know who it could be, she regrets. I hope that seeing this story told will prevent him from doing it again to another animal. Many people don’t like animals, but they forget that there are families behind them. » According to the vets, Lucky should eventually be able to “rediscover a cat’s life”, reassures Alice. Currently : “We’ll take care of himshares his mistress, we feed him, we give him something to drink. It’s quite difficult. When we look at him, we always think that someone would hurt him. »
Eleven prosecutions initiated since January 2023
Since 1eh January 2023, 110 procedures for acts committed against animals were received by the public prosecutor’s office of Châteauroux, the public prosecutor informs. A figure that must be qualified, as it does not make it possible to distinguish abuse from mistreatment. Of these 110 procedures, “81 have been processed, the rest are still under investigation or have been transferred to another prosecutor’s office”specifies Agnès Auboin. “An investigation may begin on the investigative service’s findings, such as information provided by witnesses”, recalls the prosecutor. In the same period, 44 cases were closed “insufficiently characterized offences” ; 14 alternative measures to prosecution were preferred (regularization, compounding of sentences, etc.) and eleven prosecutions were initiated.
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The law of 30. November 2021 against animal abuse toughened the sanctions in case of abandonment, abuse or mistreatment:
- Serious mistreatment or cruelty to an animal is punishable by 3 years in prison and a fine of €45,000. “When the facts lead to the death of the animal, the penalties are increased to five years in prison and a fine of 75,000 euros” specifies the texts.
Mistreatment of a domesticated or captive animal can be reported to the police, the gendarmerie, the veterinary service of the Directorate for Population Protection or an animal welfare association.
