Neighbors heard a dog "
barking to death for twenty minutes,
" reports
Le Parisien
, which revealed the case.
Minutes later, the body of a baby beagle, a breed of hunting dog native to England, is found strapped to a building gate with a bleeding muzzle, the daily reports.
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Thursday May 6, the owner of the 8-month-old puppy is arrested by the police from the 15th arrondissement police station.
Questioned by the investigators, the master indicates that his dog had "
annoyed him to chew on the battery of his electronic cigarette
", specifies
Le Parisien
, and that he had just bought the puppy on Le Bon Coin.
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The respondent risks, for "serious abuse and acts of cruelty to a domestic animal", up to 2 years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.
