A blue local politician had chased away hunters in Eidenberg who wanted to search his meadow for young deer before a mowing operation. What happened then was what the hunters had feared: after mowing, four young animals were unfortunately dead and two more had to be put out of their misery. Now state politics is also reacting to the bloodbath.
The affair surrounding the entrepreneur, farmer and local FPÖ politician who mowed down six deer calves on his rented pasture in Eidenberg on June 9 led to national outrage.
Drone flight flatly rejected
As reported, the Mühlviertler is said to have rudely rejected several offers from hunters to use a drone to search the area for young animals. It is said that four fawns were torn apart during his mowing operations to such an extent that they died instantly. Two others had no legs left. Hunters found them in a pitiful condition and had to shoot them.
The Public Prosecution Service is conducting an investigation
The Linz Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the man on suspicion of animal cruelty, but he has so far refused to make any statement. The ‘Krone’ wanted to know from the State Nature Conservation Council and FP state party leader Manfred Haimbuchner whether the gruesome incident could have consequences within the party? Haimbuchner left this unanswered; instead, FP state party secretary Michael Gruber explained that the death of the six fawns had no connection with the suspect’s local political activities.
State policy responds
“I would like to emphasise that this case is not representative of the actions of our farmers,” says Michaela Langer-Weninger (VP), regional councillor for Agriculture, pointing to the good cooperation between farmers and hunting.
Regional councillor for animal protection Michael Lindner (SP) is also affected by the incident in Eidenberg, but praises the efforts of the hunters, who, in the interests of animal protection, make time and technical equipment available to protect deer calves from certain death by mowing: “With their Hunters, they try to prevent unnecessary animal suffering year after year.”
Source: Krone
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