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Animal Cruelty Conviction Upheld for Torturous Dog Killing

Case Number 21 04 262
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Switzerland · Canton of Lucerne (CH-LU)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The appellate court upheld the conviction for animal cruelty against an individual who fatally beat their dog with a wooden racket, affirming that intentionally killing an animal in a torturous manner constitutes a violation of the Animal Protection Act. The court reasoned that the repeated blows inflicted prolonged and significant pain because the method of killing, an insufficiently effective blow, did not ensure immediate stunning as required by law, deeming the killing torturous under the relevant statutes, particularly since the method is recognized as inappropriate for similar-sized animals.

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Art. 22 Abs. 2 lit. a und 27 Abs. 1 lit. b TSchG. Wer einen Hund mit mehreren Schlägen zu Tode prügelt, macht sich der Tierquälerei schuldig. | Strafrecht

Keywords

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cruel and degrading treatment manslaughter aggravation of punishment showing of irreparable harm physical aggression summary penal order

Cited Legislation

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Art. 27 Abs. 1 lit. b i.V.m
Art. 22 Abs. 2 lit. a TSchG
This provision is cited in the concluding decision to establish the conviction for animal cruelty through torturous killing.
Art. 27 Abs. 1 lit. c i.V.m
Art. 22 Abs. 2 lit. b TSchG
Leitsatz: · Art. 22 Abs.
Art. 20 Abs. 1 TSchG
Art. 21 Abs. 1 TSchG
Art. 27 Abs. 1 lit. b TSchG
This provision is cited in the concluding decision as the basis for the conviction for animal cruelty through torturous killing.
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Art. 22 Abs. 2 lit. a TSchG

This provision is cited in the concluding decision to establish the conviction for animal cruelty through torturous killing.

Art. 27 Abs. 1 lit. b TSchG

This provision is cited in the concluding decision as the basis for the conviction for animal cruelty through torturous killing.

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Rechtsprechung Luzern

Instanz: · Obergericht

Abteilung: · II. Kammer

Rechtsgebiet: · Strafrecht

Entscheiddatum: · 22.03.2005

Fallnummer: · 21 04 262

LGVE: · 2005 I Nr. 57

Leitsatz: · Art. 22 Abs. 2 lit. a und 27 Abs. 1 lit. b TSchG. Wer einen Hund mit mehreren Schlägen zu Tode prügelt, macht sich der Tierquälerei schuldig.

Rechtskraft: · Diese Entscheidung ist rechtskräftig.