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For Léa

For Léa

Mis à jour le 20 March 2018

Over the course of the last three years, Léa has suffered immensely. Her neighbors often heard her screams, but they never spoke up. Finally, someone dared to file a complaint. Now, after all of this time, her ordeal is finally over.

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There are no words to describe Léa's nightmarish experience. During a three-year period this small kind dog was repeatedly raped by her owner. This was a man who was already known to the authorities for sexually assaulting minors under fifteen years old. Given this information, no animal, or human for that matter, should have been left alone in his care.

After being rescued, Léa was looked after by the SPA-Canche-Authie until her adoption. Yet even now, she is still traumatized from the horrors she endured. According to the host family currently rehabilitating her, she still reacts when anyone approaches her hindquarters. The vet also reported observing wounds on her ears and neck. Her offender even admitted to hitting her "a bit to shut her up." Unfortunately, Léa was not his only victim: young girls were also subjected to his abuse. How could this happen?

For the past several years, One Voice has been working to bring attention to the link between all kinds of violence. The fight against cruelty must not discriminate between human and animal victims: all violence must be considered equally. In 2007, One Voice sponsored a conference addressing "the relationship between animal cruelty and violence against humans, " in the United Kingdom, where this connection is more widely accepted than in France.

One Voice strives not only to protect companion animals, but also for them be recognized under the law. In order to achieve this goal, it is essential that witnesses are not afraid to testify— Léa was saved because someone dared to speak up. One Voice encourages you to report any suspicious behavior to the Zoe Unit and our investigators will take care of the rest.

On March 17, 2016, Léa's former owner was judged in court and One Voice represented Léa as a civil party. He was sentenced to a year in prison and a permanent ban on owning animals. He did not appeal this decision.

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Comments 31

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Josiane | Sunday 19 June 2016

Ignoble !

sylvia lafrance | Saturday 04 June 2016

Si j'ai bien compris, un an de prison; c'est pas cher payé, au vu des souffrances infligées au chien martyre, un pervers qui se promène en toute liberté sans surveillance et qui est près de faire n'importe quoi pour assouvir ses pulsions morbides. Il y a vraiment un sérieux problème. Aller casser des cailloux à Cayenne, ne serait-ce pas mieux???

miol | Wednesday 27 April 2016

Cet homme est un pervers, il faut un jugement à la hauteur des horreurs qu'il a fait subir à ses victimes animales et humaines, cet individu n'a rien à faire dans la société. Ce type me dégoûte et je suis poli...

shivakaly | Tuesday 05 April 2016

comment un homme peut-il pratiquer un tel acte de barbarie envers un animal, c'est inconcevable. Ce chien a subi une douleur insoutenable. Pour moi il mérite la perpétuité.