The case had its origin in May 2023, from a search where it was found that birds lived in oxidized cages with accumulated fecal matter, lack of ventilation and without veterinary attention.
The Fiscal Unit Specialized in Environmental Matters of the City (UFEMA)by the prosecutor Carlos Rolero Santuriánhe achieved a unpublished failure for the Canariesthat they had been rescued in a search made in 2023 in a cause that began by animal abuse, Do not be returned to your aggressor and can remain in Permanent custody in the NGO fallen birds.
At that time, 14 birds of the Canarian species had been rescued from an address (Serinus Canaria domestic) They were Without the necessary care, overcrowded in oxidized cages with accumulated fecal matter, lack of ventilation and without veterinary attention.
In addition, they had rescued other wildlife animalswhose possession is illegal, which were timely transferred to the Ecological Reserve of the city.
This procedure was carried out with the intervention of the Judicial Investigation Corps of the City Public Prosecutor’s Office and GCBA control agencies. Regarding the 14 canaries, Of those who only survived 7the Prosecutor’s Office appealed to the contraventions provided for in articles 140 and 142 of the Contraventional Code: omission of collections and inappropriate conditions that affect animal welfare.
Finally, the ruling issued by the judge Rodolfo Ariza Clerici, holder of the PCyF 1 Court, made the request of the Fiscal Assistant of Ufema, Ricardo Bomparola, in attention to the National Constitution, art. 41, and the Constitution of the City of Buenos Aires, which in its article 27, subsection 5, promotes the protection of urban fauna and respect for its life: it controls its health, avoids cruelty and controls its reproduction with ethical methods.
Source: Ambito
