The man recently faced charges in Trøndelag district court for gross mistreatment of 24 cats. The living conditions for the animals inside his house led to a large spread of infection, according to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The cat-keeping of the former mayor has twice before even resulted in a prison sentence. Get new cats despite ban When he was due to serve his first sentence, he had already acquired 10 new cats, despite the ban on having animals. Friomsorga notified the police about the illegal and bad cat keeping. The same thing happened again after judgment number two last year. Friomsorga again made an unannounced visit to check if he could spend time at home with an anklet. – A strong stench of cat piss and dried faeces on the floor and walls, summed up the witness from Friomsorga in court last week. – I have been to many hundreds of housing estates in connection with my job. But I have never been to a city with such bad cleanliness. He would have put on a protective suit if he had known how unpleasant it was in the house, said the person concerned. There was no community service for the accused last year. The new indictment is a copy of the two previous cases, according to the prosecutor, police lawyer Amund Sand. Photo: Kari Sørbø / news Wild and sick cats The police were notified and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority decided that cat keeping had to be stopped. When the defendant soon after began his sentence in prison, work began to remove the cats. – I could see from a distance when I entered the house that the cats were not well. That’s what the inspector from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority said when the relevant witness gave evidence in court last week. The cats had a lot of pain around the eyes and secretions from the nose. Several coughed and belched. When a large number of unvaccinated cats live close together, there is a high risk of cat flu and of them infecting each other. Picking up the cats to examine them was not easy. The animals were wild and not used to humans. Nets had to be used before they were anesthetized so that a veterinarian could examine them. None of the cats were older than two years. Among the 24 animals, there were eight kittens aged three months. On average, they weighed only half of what is normal. Full of intestinal worms The bellies of the cats were bloated. The animals were thin with dull fur. These are typical symptoms of large numbers of intestinal worms, the inspector said. The belly of one of the cats moved a lot, but there were no kittens in the belly. In contrast, large quantities of worms, according to the report from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. – The worst thing is that the animal husbandry has not been followed up by the owner by treating disease and preventing infection through vaccination, worming and castration. A lack of cleanliness in the house increased the infection pressure, the inspector said in court. Only three of the 24 cats were not sick. All were euthanized out of concern for animal welfare. – There is much that can be found when a cat is autopsied. The defendant pleaded only partially guilty of violating section 37 of the Animal Welfare Act. In court, he denied that the cats were not well. They were allowed to go in and out of the house as they pleased and had large outdoor areas. He said that he followed if a cat was a little sick one day. Defense attorney Siv Aida Rui believes that there would not have been more cases against the defendant if the Norwegian Food Safety Authority had cleaned up the cat keeping properly in 2019. Photo: Kari Sørbø / news – When the prosecutor pointed out that most of the 24 cats were so sick that they had to be euthanized, the defendant replied : – There is a lot that can be found when a cat is autopsied. The defendant said he was fond of animals, but not fond of killing them. He thought the Norwegian Food Safety Authority did not complete the job of euthanizing all the cats after the first case in 2019. He paid the invoice from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority of NOK 48,000, but felt let down by the safety authority. Has been a leading figure About the very poor cleanliness of the house, the defendant said: – I can be a mess, but also very tidy. The picture that the prosecutor presented in court showed a more orderly house than it was in 2019. District judge Ingrid Stigum and fellow judges Siv Merethe Stendahl and Svein Otto Nilsen. Photo: Kari Sørbø / news Defense attorney Siv Aida Rui wanted to know how the defendant’s health has been in recent years. The defendant said that the burden had been great before the cat cases started. – I have been a leading figure in the village, but the jealousy has been great, said the defendant without elaborating. He said his doctor thinks he is strong and healthy. The court: Incomprehensibly, the majority in Trøndelag district court sentenced him to 120 days in prison. There are no mitigating circumstances, the court believes: The minority, one of the co-judges, wanted to acquit the defendant of everything, except that he had acquired animals illegally. The co-judge believes that the Norwegian Food Safety Authority allowed more cats to remain in 2019. This is the opinion of co-judges in the minority. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority believes that pictures taken in private homes under supervision cannot be released to the media. news has asked the Norwegian Food Safety Authority for access to a picture of a kitten that was in the household of the defendant, but has been refused. Police attorney Amund Sand has also not received the tickets from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority in such a format that they can be published in satisfactory quality.
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