SIRIUS, February 4 A man who stabbed a dog with a folding scythe on a street in Sochi on Saturday afternoon was arrested and a criminal case has been filed against him for cruelty. with animals, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory reported on the Telegram channel.
The day before, the Sochi police department reported that in the Khostinsky district of the resort, a man stabbed a dog to death with a folding scythe in daylight.
«A criminal case has been initiated against the detainee under Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (cruelty to animals — ed.) He is under arrest. The man faces up to 3 years in prison,» the message says.