Mother-daughter duo convicted: 140,000 euros for illegal dog breeding!

Mother-daughter duo convicted: 140,000 euros for illegal dog breeding!

Badenweiler, Deutschland - Today we deal with a labor-intensive case from the Markgräflerland, which causes a stir and heats the animal welfare suppliers. Two women, a 63-year-old mother and her 23-year-old daughter, were sentenced to considerable fines by the Müllheim district court. The reason? Illegal trade and an attitude of dog puppies contrary to animal welfare, especially 66 dwarf tips, which were kept under frightening conditions.

breeding under frightening conditions

The proof of illegal breeding activities extends over a period of seven years, between 2016 and 2023. During this time, women worked without any breeding permission or business registration. The requirements of the applicable regulations are clear: nobody may cause pain, suffering or damage to an animal for no reasonable reason (§ 1 sentence 2 of the Animal Welfare Act) - rules that were obviously treaded here with feet. According to Tagesschau was not only illegal, but brought women over 124,000 euros; The well -being of the animals didn't seem to play a role.

The Sentenz sounds hard: Both women have to pay a fine of 1,800 euros each in 44 cases, and the daughter also gets it with over 138,000 euros. "In the whole house it smelled of feces," reported Sabine Schlöffel, the director of the Müllheim district court, and not only that: in some cases the dogs were kept in tight, dirty transport boxes, many were sickly and behavioral.

shocking sales practices

How did this brief breed come about? The police led information from the population directly to the house in Badenweiler, where the illegal activities came to light. The animal welfare organization PETA has also expressed an outraged and found that the dwarf tip of social networks in Switzerland, France and other EU countries were sold-a practice that violates the highest standards of animal welfare law.

Legal steps in view

Despite the clear evidence, the defense of the two women advocated acquittal, which shows how stubbornly the legal arguments about this case seem to be. The mother's lawyer announced that it would appeal to an appeal, the period of which is clearly outlined by a week. So the judgment is not yet final. In view of the critical attitude of organizations and authorities with regard to the number of animals concerned, it will be exciting to observe how the legal conditions develop.

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The case brings old and new tensions in animal welfare back onto the table. Due to the clear formulation in the Animal Welfare Act and a social consensus that animal welfare has a top priority, there is hope that such cruel animal husbandry will be pursued more consistently in the future. After all, we all have the responsibility, the weaker beings in our society, such as animals, to guarantee a safe and permanently good life.