In the Kharkiv region, a resident of one of the villages in the Bohodukhiv district shot two dogs that a 61-year-old woman was walking with a hunting rifle. The animals died. This was reported by the Kharkiv Oblast police, writes UNN.
On November 7, the police department No. 1 of the Bohodukhiv RVP received a report that an unknown person had shot domestic animals, the law enforcement officers said.
A police investigative and operational group went to the scene. Law enforcement officers found out that a resident of one of the villages in the Bohodukhiv district fired several shots from a hunting rifle at dogs that a 61-year-old woman was walking.
The police inspected the scene with the participation of a veterinarian. The animals were seized and sent for further storage to a specialized institution.
Police officers identified the 74-year-old perpetrator, who confessed to the crime and voluntarily handed over his rifle to law enforcement officers.
Based on this fact, investigators initiated a pre-trial investigation under Part 3 of Article 299 (cruelty to animals) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The Kharkiv police remind citizens that cruelty to animals is a criminal offense. Such actions are punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to eight years.