Court Sentences 70s Man to Prison for Slaughtering Jindo Dog Mother and Puppy One Hour After Adoption... Sentenced to Immediate Custody

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] A man in his 70s who adopted two Jindo dog mothers and handed them over to a slaughterhouse owner within two hours was sentenced to prison and taken into custody in court.

According to the court on the 23rd, Judge Song Jae-yoon of the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 16 sentenced A (74), who was indicted without detention on charges of fraud and instigation of violation of the Animal Protection Act, to six months in prison and took him into custody in court.

Judge Song also sentenced B (65), the slaughterhouse owner indicted for violating the Animal Protection Act, and C (76), a friend of A indicted for instigating violation of the Animal Protection Act, to four months in prison with a one-year probation each.

Judge Song stated, "The victim suffered extreme mental distress due to this incident stemming from defendant A's fraudulent acts," and added, "Considering A's previous conviction in 2000 for fraud with a fine of 1 million won and the method of the crime, strict punishment is necessary."

He also added, "Defendants B and C admitted to all the crimes and have no prior convictions for the same crime, which was taken into consideration."

A was indicted without detention on charges of deceiving D on May 17 this year in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, by saying "I will adopt and raise them well," receiving two Jindo dog mothers, and then selling them to a slaughterhouse owner with his friend C, who slaughtered them.

A conspired with C to sell the Jindo dogs even before adoption, handed over the two Jindo dogs to B for 120,000 won, and B slaughtered the dogs within less than two hours after adoption, according to the investigation.

This case became public when the victim D posted on the Blue House National Petition Board on May 25 this year with the title "They were slaughtered in less than two hours after being sent for adoption."

In the post, D stated that the adoption conditions included returning the dogs to him if it was difficult to raise them after taking them, obtaining his consent and allowing him to verify the person taking the dogs if they were to be sent elsewhere due to circumstances, and allowing him to visit and see the dogs anytime. However, A and others deceived him by saying they also raised dogs and would never eat them.

D's petition received 62,997 signatures by the closing date of June 24.

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