A resident of Isfahan killed his dogs with a hyena, who died in severe agony, and went to prison

The Magistrate's Court in Haifa sentenced the resident of the north to three months' actual imprisonment, who tried his two dogs on a hyena near his house, encouraged them and even documented what was happening and posted it on Facebook with the nickname "My Lions".

Warning: A very difficult video to watch!

Ziv Reinstein

06/04/2022

Wednesday, 06 April 2022, 09:00 Updated: 09:16

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Hard-to-watch warning: Akita dogs were shot by a hyena who died in agony (use under section 27A)

** Viewing warning: Extremely cruel documentation! **

Shocking video documentation shared on Facebook in August 2019 and obtained by the Nature and Parks Authority, which opened an investigation following it, today (Wednesday) led to a sentence of three months in prison against a resident of the Druze village of Isfahan in Carmel in his 40s. For cruel hunting of a hyena, defined by law as a protected wild animal, using its two dogs.

According to the indictment filed by the Nature and Parks Authority and the sentence handed down by Judge Zaid Falah in the Haifa Magistrate's Court, in August 2019 the defendant noticed two hyenas near his car and his home in Isfahan and released his two dogs, which are Akita assault dogs.

The defendant got into his car, drove after the dogs that were about 400 meters away from his house and there he saw that the dogs had caught one of the hyenas, who was injured and lame.

The dogs attacked and bit the hyena cruelly and while watching what was happening, the defendant took out his mobile phone and shot a video, in which he documented the assault of the two dogs towards the hyena.

This is while he reads aloud and encourages them to continue to attack the hyena again and again mercilessly.

Due to the many acts of assault and bites of the dogs, at the encouragement of the accused, the hyena died in howls and severe agony.

Defendant himself uploaded the harsh and cruel video to the Internet via a Facebook post, in which he boasted about the cruel act committed by his dogs and called them "my lions".

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The hyena died in agony after two Akita dogs were shot at it (Photo: screenshot, use under section 27A)

"The defendant increased his cruelty as he said he also enjoyed it"

In the verdict given after the trial and hearing of witnesses, the judge wrote that "the defendant actually admitted that he encouraged his dogs to continue attacking the hyena even after he surrendered, and the defendant increased his cruelty when he said, that he also enjoyed it."

The defendant was convicted of hunting without a license or permit, prohibiting hunting by cruel methods and prohibiting hunting at night and beyond a sentence of three months imprisonment he was also sentenced to six months probation if he committed similar offenses within three years from his release from prison, a fine of 10,000 shekels and a financial commitment. NIS 50,000 to refrain from committing one or more of the offenses for which he was convicted in this case for three years from the date of the sentence.

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"Convicted brought a psychiatric opinion that reduced the sentence"

The case on behalf of the Nature and Parks Authority was handled by Adv. Ronen Meir. According to Shai Peretz, the Chief Prosecutor in the Nature and Parks Authority: More.

The Magistrate's Court in Haifa is following in the footsteps of the Supreme Court, which ruled that the place of those who are cruel to protected wildlife is in the right circumstances, behind bars, among other things for the purpose of deterring such defendants and other potential criminals. "

Peretz added to Walla! "The Nature and Parks Authority has asked for six months in prison in this case, and the sentence received is a punishment appropriate to the circumstances of the case," he said. The court took into account An appeal is also possible, "thereby trying to prevent interference with the appeal," he added.

Peretz added that the sentence would not be converted into community service, that Hashem was not found fit for it and the court insisted that he go to jail.

"The convict brought a psychiatric opinion that reduced the sentence, and despite the opinion he presented - that actual imprisonment would pose a real danger to him - the court still sentenced him to prison, so the punishment is appropriate in the circumstances, which is critical for us in the future," he said.

According to Liad Ling, Northern Nature and Parks Authority's Northern District Investigations and Intelligence Officer: "These are acts of extortion, hunting and cruel abuse of a hypocrite that led to his death in agony. "

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