“I am an animal lover. I love every animal, but fish are particularly close to my heart, ”said the defendant in Steyr in Upper Austria. The matter looks different in the criminal complaint. The 66-year-old is said to have killed protected animals around a fish farm in Spital / Pyhrn, tortured cats and used prohibited fishing methods.
Petri Heil in the Steyr courtroom. As a listener you learned a lot about fishing. But actually it was about a less pleasant topic. A Petrijünger from Styria had to answer for cruelty to animals. He is said to have killed numerous protected animals that in his opinion threaten the fish population, cats and a mother duck. He is said to have used prohibited fishing methods for this purpose. And even tortured his fish by suffocating them. The 66-year-old made a partial confession, admitting to having killed a black stork and four to five gray herons and two adders.
Relieved by club colleagues
His hustle and bustle was exposed when a neighbor saw him trying to dispose of the black stork. She and her family incriminate the fisherman. Almost all of his club colleagues gave him an impeccable testimonial. Adjourned.