Ticino Recreational Hunters Shoot Dog, Sheep, Horse and Fellow Hunter
Time and again, terrible acts of violence by recreational hunters occur in Ticino.
He wanted to shoot a wild boar, but instead hit and killed a horse.
Cases of mistaken identity during night hunting in Ticino
This is exactly what happened in mid-August 2021 in the Val Colla. This hunting accident occurred near the village of Scareglia. Other, unconfirmed reports speak of a second incident in recent days in which a sheep also lost its life in the Val Colla during recreational hunting.However, it was not possible to obtain information from the Office for Hunting and Fishing in Bellinzona.
This regrettable incident took place in the context of a selective hunting campaign known as «Guardiacampicoltura». In this context, the recreational hunters are not regulating anything at all — they are merely achieving short-term reductions.
The hunting season has not even begun yet, but these reports give an indication of what actually happens during recreational hunting once the nearly 3,000 licensed hunters in Ticino have their licences activated. By contrast, there are only 22 fully qualified, full-time game wardens with diplomas — one game warden for every 136 recreational hunters, responsible for ensuring law and order.
Charged with manslaughter
The 53-year-old recreational hunter from Mendrisiotto who accidentally killed a friend with a rifle shot while hunting in Pedrinate near Chiasso on 14 September 2019 must now face charges of manslaughter.
Further reading: They shoot at anything that moves | Recreational hunter arrested in Ticino
More on the subject of recreational hunting: In our dossiers on the criticism of recreational hunting gather fact-checks, analyses and background reports. 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.
