Petrozavodsk police closed the case of the fall of a dog from the fifth floor

The story of Ira, a dog who found himself on the verge of life and death after falling from a bird's eye view, did not leave many indifferent. In September this year, a dog living on Heikonen Street made a fatal flight from the fifth floor. Throughout the night, the animal was under the windows of high-rise buildings, until at dawn a vigilant resident of Petrozavodsk found the victim and did not help her.

The incident caused a wide resonance. An application was filed with law enforcement agencies, a social media support group was set up, and an active fundraising for expensive treatment began. Ira was even taken to St. Petersburg for a complex operation to restore fractured limbs and spine. After the course of treatment, the dog returned to Petrozavodsk, where her new guardians took care of her full rehabilitation. The recovery program included massage, work on restoring reflexes, a diet with increased nutrition (given that Ira was malnourished before) and regular change of diapers.

What did the representatives of the law find out? In open access, on the page of the community dedicated to helping the animal, there was a decree refusing to initiate a criminal case. According to the materials of the police check, on the night of September 12-13, the dog, known as Emmy, used to go out on the balcony and lean his front paws on the railing of the window. At one of these moments, when Emmy again tried to climb the windowsill, her young mistress, who was on the balcony, tried to hold the animal, grabbing it by its hind legs. Despite trying to pull up the dog, it failed to keep it, and it fell down from the fifth floor. The fate of the animal, as you know, was in the hands of caring people.

The decision sparked outrage among members of the animal welfare community, which has nearly a thousand active members. Preparations for filing a complaint to the court and the prosecutor's office have been organized.

Animals are deprived of the opportunity to independently defend their rights and demand justice. Activists insist on conducting not a formal, but a comprehensive check, establishing the truth and adopting a legal, fair decision.