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09-07-2025
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How hero sniffer dog's killing with nail-filled sausages has caused outrage in Italy
Bruno, a seven-year-old dog known to help find missing and vulnerable people, was found dead in his shed in Italy. It was later revealed that he died from internal bleeding after eating sausages laced with hidden nails. The brutal killing of the canine has led to massive outrage and condemnation across the country, including from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni read more The popular Italian sniffer dog was killed in a cruel attack after eating sausages filled with nails. Image: Arcangelo Caressa/Facebook The brutal killing of a sniffer dog who had helped find nine people during his service has led to massive outrage in Italy. Bruno, a seven-year-old dog, was found dead on Friday morning inside his shed. It was later revealed that he had died from internal bleeding after eating sausages that had nails hidden inside them. ALSO READ | Why is Iran cracking down on dog-walking in public spaces? A criminal investigation is now underway to find those responsible. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Notably, he had received several awards for finding missing and vulnerable people and was praised for saving nine lives. But how and why was Bruno killed? Let's take a look: How did Bruno die? The popular Italian sniffer dog was killed in a cruel attack after eating sausages filled with nails. Bruno, a bloodhound, died from internal bleeding after someone deliberately threw the sausages into his kennel in the southern city of Taranto, according to his trainer. Arcangelo Caressa said the dog would have suffered for several hours before he died. Bruno was known for tracking down nine people during his time as a sniffer dog, including missing children and individuals with Alzheimer's. The attack led to massive condemnation, including from Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The Italian PM, who had once posed for a photo with Bruno after one of his rescues, described the killing as 'vile, cowardly, unacceptable.' Una notizia che stringe il cuore. Un atto vile, codardo, inaccettabile. Grazie per tutto ciò che hai fatto, Bruno. — Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) July 5, 2025 STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD She said, 'Thank you for everything you have done, Bruno.' Italian lawmaker and animal rights supporter Michela Vittoria Brambilla has called on the police to make sure those behind Bruno's death are 'brought to justice'. Brambilla, a longtime advocate for animal rights, filed a criminal complaint under a new law she helped introduce, which increases punishments for killing or harming animals. The new law, named the Brambilla law, came into force on July 1. It allows for up to four years in jail and a fine of 60,000 euros (around $70,000), with tougher penalties if the act happens in front of children or is recorded and shared online. Bits of dog food laced with nails that were fed to Bruno. AP Vittorio Feltri, editor of the Il Giornale newspaper, also expressed anger over the killing. He said Bruno had done more good for society than most citizens. Feltri added that the punishment should be more than four years and said animals should be respected 'especially when they behave heroically', as Bruno had. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Meanwhile, Caressa said that although Bruno may have seemed clumsy and heavy, he was strong and committed to his work. 'He was a giant,' the trainer said. 'When he went out on a search and you put his harness on, there was no one else like him. He would set off, smell the person we were looking for and run like a train until we found them.' According to Caressa, Bruno officially found nine people: five alive and four who had died. ALSO READ | What will happen to over 500,000 dogs after South Korea's meat ban? Why was Bruno killed? There are claims that Bruno was killed as an act of revenge for his part in breaking up illegal dog-fighting rings, BBC reported. Addressing those responsible for the act, Caressa said: 'I know who you are, and you will pay for it.' He told The Associated Press that the act was meant to cause extreme pain. 'It was deliberately a horrific act to cause the dog intense suffering, because feeding him bites filled with nails means tearing apart his insides, tearing apart his oesophagus and internal organs and causing excruciating pain.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Caressa believes the attack was aimed at him, not Bruno, because of his animal rescue work. Arcangelo Caressa said the dog would have suffered for several hours before he died. AP Notably, he runs a volunteer rescue group called Endas, which helps save dogs from illegal dog fights. The service, he said, was once handled by private companies, and he suspects those trying to take it over are behind Bruno's death. He revealed that he had received death threats in the weeks before the killing. 'In recent months, we have received threats, acts of persecution, defamation and slander from certain individuals who have already been investigated in the past and are known to the judicial authorities, who have been trying in every way to take over this rescue service by despicable means,' he told AP. Police and prosecutors are now working together to find who was responsible. Caressa is cooperating with the investigation and has praised the efforts made so far. He has given prosecutors the names of two people he believes are linked to the crime. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In a Facebook post about Bruno's death, he wrote: 'Today I died with you. You fought for your whole life to help human beings, and it was humans who did this to you.' With inputs from agencies
Korea Herald
09-07-2025
- Korea Herald
Italy outraged at killing of police bloodhound, found dead after eating food laced with nails
ROME (AP) — The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog rescue career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a 7-year-old, 88-kilogram bloodhound, was found dead Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto. His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said he had been fed bits of dog food laced with nails. In an interview Tuesday, Caressa said he suspected the killing was revenge against him — not Bruno — for his volunteer animal rescue work. "It was deliberately a horrific act to cause the dog intense suffering, because feeding him bites filled with nails means tearing apart his insides, tearing apart his esophagus and internal organs and causing excruciating pain," Caressa said. Premier Giorgia Meloni, who was photographed with Bruno after one of his heroic rescues, said that his slaughter was "vile, cowardly, unacceptable." Lawmaker Michael Vittoria Brambilla, a longtime animal rights activist, filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors under a new law that she helped push through stiffening penalties for anyone who kills or mistreats an animal. The editor of the Il Giornale daily, Vittorio Feltri, voiced outrage, saying Bruno had done more civic good in Italy than most Italian citizens. Caressa said that he had told prosecutors that he suspected that he was the ultimate target of Bruno's killers, and that Bruno was killed "to get to me." Caressa runs a volunteer public animal rescue organization, ENDAS, that among other things rescues dogs from illegal dogfights. He said the service used to be run by for-profit firms and said he suspected that his competitors were behind Bruno's killing. "In recent months, we have received threats, acts of persecution, defamation and slander from certain individuals who have already been investigated in the past and are known to the judicial authorities, who have been trying in every way to take over this rescue service by despicable means," Caressa said. The new animal protection law, known as the Brambilla law, went into effect on July 1 and calls for up to four years in prison and a 60,000-euro (around a $70,000) fine, with the stiffest penalties applied if the mistreatment is committed in front of children or is filmed and disseminated online. Feltri said that the penalty should be even greater than four years, saying animals must be respected "especially when they behave heroically" as Bruno had. Caressa said that Bruno might have appeared clumsy and overweight, but was powerful, strong and dedicated to his job. "He was a giant," said Caressa. "When he went out on a search and you put his harness on, there was no one else like him. He would set off, smell the person we were looking for and run like a train until we found them." Officially, his record stands at nine people found: Five people who were alive and four whose bodies were recovered, he said. "But the motto for us rescuers is always the same: Bring the missing person home in any case, because there is always someone among their relatives who is looking for that missing person," he said.
Leader Live
08-07-2025
- Leader Live
Italy outraged at killing of heroic police dog ‘given food laced with nails'
Bruno, a seven-year-old, 88-kilogram (195-pound) bloodhound, was found dead on Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto. His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said he had been fed bits of dog food laced with nails. In an interview on Tuesday, Mr Caressa said he suspected the killing was revenge against him — not Bruno — for his volunteer animal rescue work. 'It was deliberately a horrific act to cause the dog intense suffering, because feeding him bites filled with nails means tearing apart his insides, tearing apart his esophagus and internal organs and causing excruciating pain,' Mr Caressa told The Associated Press. Premier Giorgia Meloni, who was photographed with Bruno after one of his heroic rescues, said that his slaughter was 'vile, cowardly, unacceptable'. Legislator Michael Vittoria Brambilla, a long-time animal rights activist, filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors under a new law that she helped push through stiffening penalties for anyone who kills or mistreats an animal. The editor of the Il Giornale daily, Vittorio Feltri, voiced outrage, saying Bruno had done more civic good in Italy than most Italian citizens. Mr Caressa said that he had told prosecutors that he suspected that he was the ultimate target of Bruno's killers, and that Bruno was killed 'to get to me'. Mr Caressa runs a volunteer public animal rescue organisation, Endas, that among other things rescues dogs from illegal dogfights. He said the service used to be run by for-profit firms and said he suspected that his competitors were behind Bruno's killing. 'In recent months, we have received threats, acts of persecution, defamation and slander from certain individuals who have already been investigated in the past and are known to the judicial authorities, who have been trying in every way to take over this rescue service by despicable means,' Mr Caressa told The Associated Press. The new animal protection law, known as the Brambilla law, went into effect on July 1 and calls for up to four years in prison and a 60,000-euro (around £51,000) fine, with the stiffest penalties applied if the mistreatment is committed in front of children or is filmed and disseminated online. Mr Feltri said that the penalty should be even greater than four years, saying animals must be respected 'especially when they behave heroically' as Bruno had. Mr Caressa said that Bruno might have appeared clumsy and overweight, but was powerful, strong and dedicated to his job. 'He was a giant,' said Mr Caressa. 'When he went out on a search and you put his harness on, there was no one else like him. 'He would set off, smell the person we were looking for and run like a train until we found them.' Officially, his record stands at nine people found – five people who were alive and four whose bodies were recovered, he said. 'But the motto for us rescuers is always the same: Bring the missing person home in any case, because there is always someone among their relatives who is looking for that missing person,' he said.
08-07-2025
- Politics
Italy outraged at killing of heroic police bloodhound, found dead after eating food laced with nails
ROME -- The horrific killing of a police bloodhound, who helped find nine people over the course of his sniffer-dog career, has outraged Italians and sparked a criminal investigation to find his killers. Bruno, a 7-year-old bloodhound, was found dead Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto. His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said that he had been fed bits of dog food laced with nails. In a social media post Tuesday, Caressa urged police to 'find the killers before I do.' Premier Giorgia Meloni, who was photographed with Bruno after one of his heroic rescues, said that his slaughter was 'vile, cowardly, unacceptable.' Lawmaker Michael Vittoria Brambilla, a longtime animal rights activist, filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors under a new law that she helped push through stiffening penalties for anyone who kills or mistreats an animal. The editor of the Il Giornale daily, Vittorio Feltri, voiced outrage, saying Bruno had done more civic good in Italy than most citizens. Caressa said that he had told prosecutors that he suspected that he was the ultimate target of Bruno's killers, and that Bruno was killed "to get to me.' He cited his efforts at rescuing dogs that were being used for illegal dogfights, saying that he had already received threats for his work. He said he had given police investigators the names of two people who he suspected. The new animal protection law, known as the Brambilla law, went into effect on July 1 and calls for up to four years in prison and a 60,000-euro (around a $70,000) fine, with the stiffest penalties applied if the mistreatment is committed in front of children or is filmed and disseminated online. Feltri said that the penalty should be even greater than four years, saying animals must be respected 'especially when they behave heroically' as Bruno had.
Glasgow Times
08-07-2025
- Glasgow Times
Italy outraged at killing of heroic police dog ‘given food laced with nails'
Bruno, a seven-year-old, 88-kilogram (195-pound) bloodhound, was found dead on Friday morning in his shed in southern Taranto. His trainer, Arcangelo Caressa, said he had been fed bits of dog food laced with nails. Bits of dog food laced with nails that were fed to a police dog Bruno, killing him, his trainer Arcangelo Caressa said (Arcangelo Caressa/AP) In an interview on Tuesday, Mr Caressa said he suspected the killing was revenge against him — not Bruno — for his volunteer animal rescue work. 'It was deliberately a horrific act to cause the dog intense suffering, because feeding him bites filled with nails means tearing apart his insides, tearing apart his esophagus and internal organs and causing excruciating pain,' Mr Caressa told The Associated Press. Premier Giorgia Meloni, who was photographed with Bruno after one of his heroic rescues, said that his slaughter was 'vile, cowardly, unacceptable'. Legislator Michael Vittoria Brambilla, a long-time animal rights activist, filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors under a new law that she helped push through stiffening penalties for anyone who kills or mistreats an animal. The editor of the Il Giornale daily, Vittorio Feltri, voiced outrage, saying Bruno had done more civic good in Italy than most Italian citizens. Mr Caressa said that he had told prosecutors that he suspected that he was the ultimate target of Bruno's killers, and that Bruno was killed 'to get to me'. Mr Caressa runs a volunteer public animal rescue organisation, Endas, that among other things rescues dogs from illegal dogfights. He said the service used to be run by for-profit firms and said he suspected that his competitors were behind Bruno's killing. 'In recent months, we have received threats, acts of persecution, defamation and slander from certain individuals who have already been investigated in the past and are known to the judicial authorities, who have been trying in every way to take over this rescue service by despicable means,' Mr Caressa told The Associated Press. Dog trainer Arcangelo Caressa holding his seven-year-old bloodhound Bruno (Claudia Aloisio/AP) The new animal protection law, known as the Brambilla law, went into effect on July 1 and calls for up to four years in prison and a 60,000-euro (around £51,000) fine, with the stiffest penalties applied if the mistreatment is committed in front of children or is filmed and disseminated online. Mr Feltri said that the penalty should be even greater than four years, saying animals must be respected 'especially when they behave heroically' as Bruno had. Mr Caressa said that Bruno might have appeared clumsy and overweight, but was powerful, strong and dedicated to his job. 'He was a giant,' said Mr Caressa. 'When he went out on a search and you put his harness on, there was no one else like him. 'He would set off, smell the person we were looking for and run like a train until we found them.' Officially, his record stands at nine people found – five people who were alive and four whose bodies were recovered, he said. 'But the motto for us rescuers is always the same: Bring the missing person home in any case, because there is always someone among their relatives who is looking for that missing person,' he said.
