The small dog that was hit with a broom was euthanized, a Nîmes resident is sentenced to 4 months suspended prison sentence

The perpetrator of the sweeping appeared before the Nîmes Criminal Court on January 21, ruling by a single judge. Midi Libre – ARCHIVE MiKAEL ANISSET

A small dog had been hit with a stick in Nîmes on December 5, 2023. The animal had to be euthanized.

A small dog had been killed with a broom in the Uzès road area on December 5, 2023. The dog had to be euthanized.

The animal had entered a property. It had bitten the owner who had chased the animal away with a stick. This man appeared before the Nîmes Criminal Court on Tuesday and was sentenced to 4 months in prison, suspended. The sentence will not appear on bulletin B2 of his criminal record. He will also have to compensate the animal rights associations that were civil parties.