Yahoo – AFP,
June 11, 2017
People celebrated in the streets of San Jose after a new law which establishes fines and prison sentences for those who harm an animal (AFP Photo/Ezequiel BECERRA) |
San José
(AFP) - Thousands of animal lovers packed a major San Jose avenue Sunday, many
with pups in tow, to celebrate Costa Rica's new animal cruelty law and its
fines and jail time for violators.
Bikers,
animal rights activists and many animal lovers were on hand dancing to
traditional tunes to support the law, signed this month by the Central American
nation's President Luis Guillermo Solis.
"We
have got to demand that there be no more impunity; that whoever abuses an
animal be punished," Solis said, raising cheers from the crowd.
The parade
marshal for the day was Duke, a dog that became well known in local media after
someone hacked him with a machete and left him for dead.
In another
grim case, local teenagers seriously injured a toucan, pummeling its bill with
stones.
"We
have just seen too many horrific acts against animals. So it's time that we
have a law to ensure that they are punished," said Antonio Pacheco, who
turned up with his sweater-wearing schnauzer Tony in tow.
Cockfighting
and dog fights also have been outlawed, and can earn criminals jail time.
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