US EditionItaly’s hero dog killed with nail-filled sausages
TARANTO, PUGLIA, ITALY, JUL 6 – Bruno, a sniffer dog who saved nine lives, was fatally poisoned with nail-filled sausages; Italy's new animal cruelty law allows up to four years imprisonment for such acts.
- Bruno, a 7-year-old police bloodhound celebrated for finding nine missing people, was found dead Friday in his kennel in southern Taranto after consuming sausages filled with nails.
- Bruno's trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said the attack was done for money and revenge and that the dog was targeted to harm him after he received death threats.
- The dog died from internal bleeding caused by the poisoned bait deliberately thrown into his kennel, prompting widespread outrage and calls for justice across Italy.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned the attack as a "vile, cowardly, unacceptable" act, while Caressa vowed, "I know who you are, and you will pay for it," as authorities launched an investigation.
- Bruno’s death highlighted Italy’s new Brambilla law effective July 1, which imposes up to four years in prison and a €60,000 fine for animal cruelty, with activists urging strict enforcement in this case.
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Italy Outraged at Killing of Police Bloodhound, Found Dead After Eating Food Laced With Nails
ROME—The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a 7-year-old, 88-kilogram (195-pound) bloodhound, was found dead Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto. His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said he had been fed bits of dog food laced with nails. In an interview on Tuesday, Cares…
In Italy there is great sadness about the murder of a dog. The four-legged friend saved several lives before.
‘He was a giant’ – Italy outraged at killing of heroic police dog Bruno ‘given food laced with nails’
The killing of a police bloodhound who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers.
Bruno the bloodhound has been hailed as a hero in Italy. During his career, he tracked down nine missing people, including children and Alzheimer's sufferers. Now he has died a painful death after someone threw a sausage filled with nails into his kennel. Bruno swallowed it and died of internal bleeding. Owner Arcangelo Caressa is a leader in the training of narcotics...
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