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Safed Resident Gets 22 Months for Repeated Animal Abuse
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100% centerFirst reported by Ynet · Jun 16, 2026
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What happened
Abraham Abukarat of Safed was sentenced to 22 months in prison by the Kiryat Shmona Magistrate’s Court for aggravated animal cruelty and related offenses. The court said he lured a dog from its owner, severely abused it, and then threw it from a window when police arrived. He had been convicted of similar offenses in 2022 and was under a prior ban on keeping animals.
- 01Abraham Abukarat received 22 months in prison for aggravated animal cruelty.
- 02He lured a dog from its owner’s home in Safed and severely abused it.
- 03When police arrived, he threw the dog out a window to obstruct the investigation.
- 04This was his second conviction under the Animal Welfare Law.
- 05The court also fined him 5,000 shekels and imposed additional suspended sentences.
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