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The Criminal Investigation Department made the arrest in Jizan, which is in the southwest of Saudi Arabia. The suspect has been sent to the public court for further investigation. The police did not say when the event took place.

- Recently, a video went viral on social media that showed someone in a car shooting at a dog that was sitting on the side of the road. In reaction, the Public Prosecution in the kingdom told police to arrest a person who was seen in a video clip shooting an animal.

- In a statement on the X platform, the Public Prosecution said that they had issued an order to arrest him and refer him for investigation because of a video clip showing him shooting an animal that was seen by the Parliamentary Monitoring Center as being shared on social media. Notifying the right people to look into the child's physical and mental safety while they are at the crime scene. Most Viewed : Neom launches Utamo, a new Entertainment and Arts destination

- The Public Prosecution made it clear that anyone acting in a way that threatens public safety, using weapons without following the rules of the system, hurting children by putting them in dangerous situations near crime scenes, or torturing animals will be punished severely and taken to the right court to answer for their actions. With the punishments set out in it.

- Lawyer Ahmad Al Rashed says that it is against the law in Saudi Arabia to own weapons without a license and to hurt animals. The man told the Okaz newspaper, "Animal care laws make it clear that anyone or any business involved in hurting animals will be punished if found guilty."

- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, including Saudi Arabia, have passed a law about animal care. If someone breaks this law, they can be fined up to 50,000 riyals, and if they do it again, they can be fined up to 400,000 riyals. Recommend : Saudization of Insurance sales jobs from April 2024

- The criminal can also be named and shamed after the court makes a decision, and two local newspapers can print it at his or her expense, the lawyer said.

- "It's a complicated crime to shoot at the dog," Al Rashed said.

- "They will be questioned about whether the gun they used was legal, whether filming and sharing the video was a cybercrime, and whether attacking the dog was a crime," he said.

- Taking care of animals is getting more and more attention. See Also : Saudi courts received 100,200 labor cases in 2023

- The first five-star hotel in Saudi Arabia for cats opened in Riyadh in August 2022. Owners can leave their cats there for hours or days and still check on their health using a free app on their phone.

- Cats got stuck in a house toilet pipe for 10 days in July of last year. Rescuers in Riyadh were able to free the cat.

- A team from the Riyadh mayoralty and some civilians worked together to save the people.

- The local officials were told that the cat was stuck in the pipe, which led to the 240-hour rescue. Subscribe to Saudi Expatriates on YouTube