Cops confront man using a TOY dog on a leash to try and cheat Spain’s state of emergency quarantine laws that allows pet owners outside to walk their animals
- A resident in the northern Spain city of Palencia was ordered home by the police after he was found standing outside his apartment with a stuffed toy dog
- The Spanish government declared a state of emergency Saturday, instructing its citizens to remain home for two weeks over the coronavirus outbreak
- People are only allowed to leave their homes for work, to go to the hospital, to buy medicine or food
- Dog owners are allowed to walk their pets but the only for a short period of time
- Spain health officials have reported 598 deaths related to the deadly virus
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This is the moment cops caught a man pretending to be a dog walker by using a toy on a leash to try and get round Spain’s state of emergency quarantine decree.
Officers spotted the unnamed man while patrolling the city of Palencia, Spain, on Monday afternoon. They ordered the enterprising individual to get inside but decided not to fine him for breaking the quarantine laws.
Spain issued its state of emergency Saturday, permitting residents to only leave their homes for work or to go to the hospital. They are also allowed to go out to buy food and medicine. Any person that violates the government’s decree is subject to a fine between 601 euros to 30,000 euros.
Dog owners can leave their houses as long as the dog walks are kept to a short distance, and they must clean after their pets’ waste at all times.
Apparently the exception does not stretch to cover people walking stuffed animals.
A resident in the northern Spanish town of Palencia attempted to fool the police when he left his home and was caught on video standing outside with a stuffed toy dog tied to a leash on Monday. The incident took place two days after Spain issued a state of emergency and barred its citizens from leaving their homes except for work, hospital visits, to buy food or medicine. Residents are allowed to take their pet dogs for walks but have to clean up after them
A man in Palencia, Spain, caught a break from the police Monday when he was found to be in violation of the nation’s state of emergency decree which forces residents to stay home for two weeks
A man violated Spain’s state of emergency directive by stepping out of his home in the northern city of Palencia with a stuff toy dog tied to a leash. The police gave him a break and allowed him to return to his house without giving him a summons. Any person that violates the government’s decree is subject to a fine between 601 euros to 30,000 euros
‘We ask for COMMON SENSE during #StateofEmergency because of #COVID19,’ the police union Tweeted along with a video of the incident.
‘We are facing a VERY SERIOUS situation by walking down the street trying to fool the @police … DO NOT fool us and you will also [not] be punished. It is a matter of public health. #WeWillStopThisVirusTogether’
Health officials in Spain have documented 598 deaths related to the deadly virus, and confirmed 13,716 cases. So far, 1,081 patients have recovered.
The epidemic has killed 8,222 globally.
Residents have been told to stay at home and shops, bars, cafes, restaurants and movie theaters have been ordered to shut their doors. But pharmacies, grocery stores, supermarkets and gas stations remain open.
More than 3,511 people have died in Europe due to the coronavirus. As of Wednesday, Spain had registered 598 deaths
The spread of the coronavirus in the United States has killed 115 people. Health officials in the United States have registered 7,323 positive cases