Graubünden: Hobby Hunter Mistakes Dog for Fox
Although it has been proven for decades that foxes require no population management, the Office for Hunting and Nonsense in Graubünden pays little attention to scientific facts.
A senile hobby hunter in the canton of Graubünden has once again shot a dog – believing he had a fox in his sights.
In the canton of Graubünden, foxes and other wildlife are senselessly killed time and again and put on display without any respect.
According to the federal hunting statistics foxes in the canton of Graubünden are protected until 31 August 2024.
Hobby hunters in Graubünden thus deliberately disturb the peace of all wildlife and inhabitants of a biotope through their pointless and often illegal hunting activities.
The 80-year-old hobby hunter mistook a dog for a fox in the Prättigau region. The shot aimed at the presumed wild animal fatally struck the Border Collie.
The hobby hunter was also likely illegally engaged in pass hunting in the Schlappin area above Klosters last week. As the Graubünden cantonal police reported, a dog appeared on the meadow being watched by the hobby hunter at around 9 p.m.
According to police, the man assumed it was a fox. He fired at the animal, and the ten-year-old Border Collie dropped dead. Only then did the hobby hunter realise his mistake. The Graubünden cantonal police are investigating the exact circumstances of this wrongful shooting.
Hobby hunters and racists do not differ significantly. Both place value on a culture of violence in pursuing their vague agendas. Both have a distorted worldview, which they seek to impose with cult-like militancy. A glance at the social media profiles of hobby hunters reveals an abundance of conservatism, far-right thinking, Pegida, sexism, racism, status symbols, and so on. It is rare to find anyone of higher aspirations among hobby hunters. Hobby hunters also never face their opponents on equal terms in the open field — they are too cowardly and too devious for that.
To theoretically minimize such accidents, all hobby hunters in Switzerland must demonstrate their shooting proficiency every year. One aspect is striking, however: the program can be repeated any number of times until the requirements are met. The age of hobby hunters is also irrelevant.
According to Wild beim Wild, annual medical-psychological assessments for hobby hunters are needed, modeled on the Dutch system, along with an upper age limit. The largest age group among hobby hunters is 65+, those with age-related cognitive, visual, concentration, and reaction impairments, as well as training and skill deficits. From the age of 45, the number of accidents rises dramatically. The alarming reports of hunting accidents and fatal crimes involving hunters' weapons make it clear: it is high time to abolish hobby hunting! Deadly firearms have no place in the hands of senile hobby hunters who can use them completely unchecked!
