Farmer mows roe deer fawn – convicted of animal cruelty
A farmer in Brislach mowed tall grass despite prior warning and seriously injured a roe deer fawn. He was convicted of deliberate animal cruelty.
Farmer mowed despite warning
Despite prior warning, a farmer in Brislach mowed tall grass and seriously injured a roe deer fawn in the process. The Baselland criminal court convicted him of deliberate animal cruelty, reports the Basler Zeitung.
Suspended fine
The judge sentenced the man to a suspended fine of 120 daily rates of 80 francs plus 1’000 francs penalty. For the court, the provisions of the Animal Protection Act were decisive. More on the topic of crime and hunting and Switzerland.
| You can help all animals and our planet with compassion. Choose empathy on your plate and in your glass. Go vegan. |
More on the subject of recreational hunting: In the dossier The Role and Criticism of Recreational Hunters we shed light on the training, power and self-image of recreational hunters. What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
