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Decapitated cat and dead dogs: students report wave of violence at AP federal university

Unifap students make an appeal after episodes of violence against animals on campus. Disclosure/Mi-au Project Students from the Federal University of Amapá (Unifap), on the Marco Zero campus, in Macapá, reported a...

Decapitated cat and dead dogs: students report wave of violence at AP federal university
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Unifap students make an appeal after episodes of violence against animals on campus. Disclosure/Mi-au Project Students from the Federal University of Amapá (Unifap), on the Marco Zero campus, in Macapá, reported a sequence of mistreatment and deaths of community animals. The attacks, which occur more frequently during academic recess periods, include poisoning, using shoe glue on fur and the decapitation of a cat. The complaints come from volunteers from Projeto Mi-au, a group that works independently to protect dogs and cats that live at the university. ? Download the g1 app to watch AP news in real time and for free

To g1, Biological Sciences student and project volunteer, Wevertom Lorran, reported the seriousness of the recent episodes and pointed out that crimes intensify when circulation on campus decreases. "These cases have been happening for a long time, for over a year now. They are cases of mistreatment and also disappearances of pets. Recently, there was the case of the kitten who had shoe glue spread over her fur and now this decapitation. These are recurring cases only during the recess period, when there is no flow of people", said Lorran. Mutilations and bodies in academic blocks According to students, reports of violence are concentrated in the Biological, Environmental Sciences and Physics blocks, where there is a greater presence of animals. Last week, the head of a missing cat was found near the blocks by a cleaning employee. At another point, under the gymnasium bleachers, a feline was found dead with a broken jaw and signs of being beaten. Students report animals found dead at Unifap, Disclosure/Project Mi-au READ ALSO: Police investigate suspected contamination of artesian well water by diesel PCC and CV expand operations to French Guiana through criminal groups in northern Brazil Delegate says that suspect admitted to killing a young man out of jealousy in Amapá Episodes of poisoning also scare the university community. One of the cases involved a community dog ??known as "Marginal", which died in front of the Pro-Rectory of Extension and Community Actions (Proeac) building. In a previous case, an expert report had already confirmed the death from poisoning of the dog "Leão". Community dogs were found dead on the Unifap campus, with no apparent cause. Disclosure/Mi-au Project Charges for security and punishment g1 contacted the Environmental Crimes Police Station (Dema), which reported that it was unaware of the episodes recorded on the campus. A position was also requested from the Unifap Rectory on the allegations of mistreatment, but there was no response until the last update of this report. The academic community demands the installation of monitoring cameras, lighting and the establishment of public policies to protect animals on campus. Brazilian legislation (Law No. 14,064/2020) establishes a penalty of 2 to 5 years in prison, in addition to a fine and prohibition of custody, for those who commit crimes against dogs and cats. Kitten whose fur was glued together with shoemaker's glue was rescued. Disclosure/Mi-au Project See the latest news schedule from g1 Amapá VIDEOS with news from Amapá:

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