Died because of shooting?
Schumacher finds dead wild animal and attacks energy giant RWE
January 2, 2024, 11:50 a.m
Happy New Year? For Ralf Schumacher, 2024 will not start off calmly and relaxed. The former Formula 1 driver finds a dead wild animal on his property. He quickly identified the culprits – and distributed them furiously.
For Ralf Schumacher, the new year started with trouble. “I wish the RWE plant security employees and the group a happy new year,” wrote the ex-Formula 1 driver on Instagram. However, it wasn’t meant in a friendly way, as was clear from the attached picture. There is apparently a dead wild animal on his property. Schumacher is angry, extremely angry.
He accused employees of the energy company of setting off extremely powerful firecrackers right on his farm, “which is five kilometers away from everything.” The animal “unfortunately died” as a result. He also denounced that the blast had caused panic among “horses, ponies, pigs and many other poor animals.”
“You can be proud of yourselves,” concluded the 48-year-old ironically. And add three angry emojis after it. RWE has not yet commented on the allegations. The annual New Year’s Eve shooting has divided Germany for years. For many people, banging is part of it, others would like to see a ban on private firecrackers. Reasons include environmental and animal protection. Toni Kroos, for example, is in favor of a ban. The Rio world champion from Real Madrid wrote on Instagram: “Stop the crap with the firecrackers, people.”
Schumacher has set up a petting zoo in his home town of Kerpen. “I grew up with a lot of animals,” said the brother of record world champion Michael Schumacher to “Auto Bild” last March. These childhood experiences shaped him. “And since, thanks to the Green Party, my entire hometown didn’t fall victim to lignite mining, I took the opportunity to restore my parents’ house to the way it once was. A farm with lots of animals.”