Corrida João Moura begins his trial this Monday in the Portalegre court, accused by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) of 18 crimes related to cruelty to companion animals.
The trial will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Portalegre Local Criminal Court, judicial sources told Lusa.
João Moura, who turns 45 this year since his official debut as a bullfighter, is accused by a member of parliament of 17 offenses of cruelty to domestic animals and one of aggravated cruelty to domestic animals for the events that occurred in 2019 and 2020. his property in Monforte, in the Portalegre area.
The bullfighter was arrested by the NPR on February 19, 2020, following the execution of a search warrant for the property, after which 18 dogs were seized.
A GNR source said at the time that the arrest was part of an investigation carried out by the Service for Nature and Environment Protection (SEPNA). The criminal case was initiated by a news report prepared by security forces.
After being questioned that day in the Portalegre court, João Moura was named as a defendant and had to present his identification and residence permit.
In the indictment, which Lusa’s agency had access to, the deputy describes the health status of each of the 18 animals at the time of their capture: Some animals were thin or in “low body condition” and others were “severely thin” or “emaciated.” state”, among other classifications.
All of the seized greyhounds had injuries or abrasions, as well as infections caused by parasites, and some had diseases without “any signs of treatment,” the deputy points out.
The almost 8-year-old dog, which suffered from acute liver and kidney failure, in addition to a “cachexic state” and “deep cuts in the metacarpal region without signs of healing,” eventually died on the day of the GNR. operation.
The deputy adds that, at least between December 2019 and February 19, 2020, Joao Moura “deprived 18 animals of access to sufficient water and food, clean premises, any medical and hygienic care, vaccination and deworming.”
On the day of the operation that led to their arrest, the dogs were “locked in stables, two to five animals per box, without any equipment or utensils to provide them with food or water.”
“Large amounts of excrement accumulated in the premises where they were kept for many days,” and the dogs “had no dry, soft place to rest, but slept on cement and accumulated waste,” the indictment states.
According to the document, Joao Moura, instead of “providing medical care, food and hygiene to the animals,” “treated them cruelly, knowing that his behavior caused them injury, pain, hunger, thirst, discomfort and, as a result, suffering.” “
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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