Police in Vélez-Málaga have opened proceedings against a fifty year old man for a serious offence of cruelty to animals and, if convicted, he could face a fine of up to €30,000.
The animal, a hunting dog, was taken in by the charitable organisation CAS (Costa Animal Society) in Nerja after it was found, seriously injured, on a street in urbanisation El Limonar in Vélez-Málaga. The dog had suffered fractures and irreversible damage to the rear legs, hips and spine and was left paralysed.
The injuries proved to be so extensive that the dog had to be put down.
Initially, it was thought that the animal had been involved in a road accident but it soon became apparent that the injuries were more consistent with a fall. The dog was chipped, so it was not difficult to trace the owner and it was then that the owner admitted to having hurled the animal from his fourth floor apartment.
Beset by financial and other problems, the man had taken out his bad mood on the poor dog, throwing it out of the apartment.
The man is now being prosecuted under the Andalucia Animal Protection Law which provides for fines not exceeding 30,000 euros for very serious infringements, among which is the mistreatment of animals that cause disability and death.