In Lviv, on Shevchenka Street, a 38-year-old local resident threw two cats from the third floor during a domestic dispute. This was reported by officers of the Lviv District Police Department No.1 and the Patrol Police Department in Lviv Region.
Both animals survived. Officers from the tactical response unit took the cats to a veterinary clinic, where they are under the supervision of vets.
Investigators have opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Article 299 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – cruel treatment of animals. The article provides for a penalty of restriction of liberty for a term of one to three years or imprisonment for a term of two to three years, with confiscation of the animal.
The police are establishing all the circumstances of the incident, and a pre-trial investigation is under way. A decision is being considered on notifying the man of suspicion.