Scam crimes, illegal trafficking And other related crimes: thus the Trieste court issued a sentence for the sentence for illegal commented of petsin particular puppies of dog. The National Animal Protection Body had been a civil party.
A news that confirms that the illegal trafficking industry of puppies is a plague of which little is still talked about: often these animals come from irregular farms and are introduced with falsified documents, in terrible transport conditions and without any health protection.
Now, the Trieste Court has inflicted a 3 -year and 8 -month sentence of imprisonment, with suspension for two years of the transport, trade and breeding of animals, to the accused held responsible for the supply of puppies at their breeding and in collaboration with foreign suppliers.; 2 years and 8 months of imprisonment and the same biennial suspension of the activity to those who dealt with finding buyers in Italy, while 1 year, 9 months and 15 days of imprisonment were assigned to the coadjutor in the commercial and patrimonial management of the resale. Finally, the one who was in charge of the withdrawal of the puppies, fictitiously owner of the animals, was sentenced to 9 months and 25 days of imprisonment, as well as a fine of 1,350 euros.
In addition to the prison penalties, the sentence has ordered the confiscation of the seized dogsdefinitively putting them rescued from the illegal trafficking circuit, and sentenced all the defendants to payment of procedural costs and al compensation for damages towards the offended parties, including theNational Animal Protection Authority (Enpa)in addition to the reimbursement of the legal fees incurred.
The ENPA underlines the importance of this sentence, since the convictions for illegal trafficking of pets are still relatively rare in Italy. The organized crime that manages these traffic has developed increasingly sophisticated methods to escape controlsmaking investigations particularly complex.
This sentence represents a step forward in the fight against puppies, but the real key to stopping this market is in the hands of people. Animals are not bought, they adopt. As long as there is a question, traffickers will find ways to exploit and mistreat living beings for profit. Adopting from shelters and kennels means not only saving a life, but also breaking the turnover of those who treat puppies as goods, concludes Carla Rocchi, national president of Enpa.
