catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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 Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: Serial animal killer� can�t be imprisoned under law |
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Man confessed to feeding adopted poodle box cutters, dumping newborn puppies, but he can only be fined, provoking call for stricter animal cruelty legislation.
Three weeks ago, the SBS television show �Animal Farm� ran a feature on a man media outlets are calling �Korea�s first serial killer of animals.�
The man in his 40s, who lives in southeastern Seoul, allegedly pulled out the claws of a poodle with pliers and burned it with a lighter. He also said he forced the dog, one of several he had adopted over the Internet, to swallow box cutters, which later led to its death, and confessed to beating other dogs to death and putting newborn puppies into a public trash can. Though he only told the police about killing eight animals, officials say it is likely he killed more.
He is still being investigated by the Songpa District police and is awaiting indictment
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This generous attitude toward animal abuse is enshrined in Korean law. According to the most recent revision to local animal protection law, which was passed in 2006 and came into effect in 2008, the maximum penalty for animal cruelty is a fine of 5 million won ($4,350).
Still, no animal abuser has ever had to pay that much. The SBS program revealed that the maximum fine courts levied on anyone convicted under that law in the last three years was 500,000 won.
A man who burned a cat to death paid 200,000 won. Another man who deliberately killed a dog by throwing it from a high-rise apartment was sentenced to a 300,000 won fine.
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http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2916162 |
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