In Lviv, a 38-year-old local resident has been notified that he is under suspicion of cruelty to two cats, which he threw from the third floor of a multi-storey building on Shevchenka Street. This was reported by law enforcement agencies.
The incident occurred on 9 November at around 17:40. According to preliminary information, during a domestic dispute the man threw two cats out of a third-floor window. Both animals are alive and are under veterinary supervision.
Investigators from Police Station No. 1 of Lviv District Police Department No. 1, under the procedural guidance of the Halytskyi District Prosecutor’s Office, informed the suspect that he is under investigation for a criminal offence under Part 3 of Article 299 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (cruelty to animals).
The sanction under this article provides for a penalty of imprisonment for a term of five to eight years, with confiscation of the animal. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing under the procedural supervision of the Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.