A 66-year-old Frenchman and his 37-year-old daughter, who left their dog to die in the scorching sun, appeared in a Toulouse court on Wednesday on charges of abandonment and abuse resulting in the death of an animal.
The alleged perpetrators had abandoned Manny, a two-and-a-half-year-old dog, who they had tied to a gate of a SPA in the blazing sun at 40 degrees in mid-August 2022, as “La Dépêche” reported. On Wednesday.
The Labrador’s owner wanted to get rid of her dog to take care of her pregnancy, while her father suggested that she abandon him near the SPA in the north of Toulouse, where the dog died after a long ordeal.
At the end of the hearing, in which the defense tried to defend the charges, the court sentenced the thirty-year-old and her father to three months in prison and a ban on keeping animals.
In addition, four animal protection associations, including the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which became civil parties in the case, received damages of 5,500 euros (nearly $8,000).