The woman who was prosecuted for several breaches of the Animal Welfare Act has now been sentenced to 11 months in prison. In addition, she is denied the right to own, keep, look after, train, use or supervise all types of animals. news has not yet succeeded in getting a comment from defender Målfrid Ølberg. The trial started on Monday 27 November. Then the woman did not show up. She is said to have fallen ill as a result of the burden of the case. Defender Ølberg told Varden that last week. The court nevertheless decided that the case should proceed as normal. In questioning with the police, the woman agreed that the animals did not have a good environment, but that, in her opinion, it was not harmful to the animals. She pleaded not guilty in the case. Lived in terrible conditions A minor grass fire on the property in April 2022 led to the emergency services finding 28 dogs in very poor condition on the woman’s farm. FOURTEEN KILLED: A total of fourteen dogs have been killed in the case. Photo: Nils Fridtjof Skumsvoll / news According to the police, the dogs must have lived in terrible conditions and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority chose to take action. There was no running water on the small farm and the dogs had few opportunities for shade. In addition, there was a lot of faeces in the area, and in some places there were screws and nails sticking up from materials. One dog had open wounds during an inspection, and it was therefore decided to put it down on the spot. In total, 14 dogs have been euthanized in the case. The rest were assessed as possibly suitable for relocation. HORRIBLE CONDITIONS: In the area where the dogs lived there was a lot of faeces, and in some places there were screws and nails sticking up from materials. Photo: Nils Fridtjof Skumsvoll / news Politijakt A few months later, two of the relocated dogs escaped from their new homes in Porsgrunn. They are said to have attacked both other dogs and people, and a major hunt was launched with both armed police and the game board. Residents in the area were warned not to walk their dogs while the drama was unfolding. They managed to anesthetize one of the dogs, while the other was shot by a hunter in a forest clearing later that day. PUT DOWN: The police had to put down one of the relocated dogs, after it ran away from the new owners. Photo: Ole Oskar Eriksen / news Previously convicted The woman has also previously been convicted of violating the Animal Welfare Act. According to Varden, 220 pregnant sheep were euthanized at the woman’s place after they were found to be full of parasites and malnourished by the Norwegian Food Authority in 2018. The accused was then sentenced to prison for 120 days.
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Woman sentenced to 11 months in prison for violating the animal welfare law in Hovin – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
