Justice
The aggression against a dog, which was tied to a post, was broadcast on social networks and generated outrage, so the authorities investigate the case that would have occurred in Petén.
A woman attacks with a stick a dog chained to a post, in an apparently occurred in Petén. (Free Press Photo: UBA)
Videos and photographs that circulate on social networks show the aggression to a dog in Petén, allegedly by an adult and a minor woman. The images show the cruelty with which the animal was treated, which was chained to a post, while a person filmed the fact.
This Tuesday, April 22, the Animal Welfare Unit (UBA), of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (Maga), received a complaint related to that video.
The authorities reported that an adult woman is already observed in the images and a girl to attack with a stick, and violently, to a dog that is moored, until it is unconscious. An act that could have caused death; However, that extreme must still be checked.
The Maga indicated in a statement: “The content of said video generated indignation in citizenship, an act that reinforces the importance of acting with firmness and responsibility to any fact of animal abuse or cruelty.”
According to the statement, “the unfortunate event, according to different versions, could have occurred in the department of Petén, Alta Verapaz or Retalhuleu. Due to this situation, the UBA will coordinate with the specialized division in criminal investigation (DEIC), of the National Civil Police (PNC), with the purpose of locating the place of the facts.”
In addition, he says that this point is essential to begin the corresponding administrative process and proceed with the legal actions stipulated in the Animal Welfare Law, Decree 5-2017 of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala.
“We urge the entire population to denounce any act of animal abuse and to be an active part in the protection of living beings who cannot defend themselves for themselves. We also ask those who have accurate information about the location or details of this case denounced, send it to the email: denunciationsbienestaranimal@maga.gob.gt,” concludes the document.