Sido and other participants in a "fishing camp" are said to have tortured fish, according to Peta. The animal rights organization has reported the rapper.
Sido (39, "Me & my mask") is in great trouble with Peta. The animal rights organization has reported the rapper and entertainer Jens Knossalla (34), known as "Knossi", to the public prosecutor's office in Potsdam because of suspected animal abuse. At her so-called "fishing camp" she and the other participants are said to have tortured fish.
"Even those who torture animals for self-marketing must expect an advertisement," says a statement on the Peta homepage. The "Angel Camp" took place from July 17th to 19th at a lake in Gollwitz in Brandenburg. The aim of the event was, according to Peta: "To break the record number of viewers last year with 200,000 simultaneous viewers and to place food products on the side."
Second "fishing camp" should be prevented
The participants would have had to fish for the largest possible carp in order to present them in a video. "PETA assumes that Catch & Release (a fishing practice where fish are caught and then released again) was also operated in the fishing camp. Sido," Knossi "and the other participants consciously accepted the clearly recognizable suffering of the fish "continues the animal rights organization.
The animals would have been injured by the hooks. In addition, they would have experienced "massive stress and fear" when they were being shown for the video camera. "The videos also clearly show from the heavy breathing that the animals suffered from a lack of oxygen," added Peta. The aim of the ad is to prevent a planned second "fishing camp".
Sido has not yet commented on the allegations.