"Hasi" had to die.
The dog of an alpine tourist cruelly killed the popular Jocheralm pet.
The dog owner stayed ice cold.
The landlady is furious.
Poodle mix runs around free on the Jocheralm despite the obligation to keep a leash and kills the hosts' rabbits.
Host couple bursts the collar: The two demand more respect from the hikers for nature.
Marile Jungkunz and Josef Hörmann have been fighting the ruthlessness of some guests all summer.
Jachenau / Mittenwald
- One summer as a
hut keeper was
enough to disillusion Marile Jungkunz and Josef Hörmann.
"We are just
sad, shocked and angry
with humanity," the couple wrote in a post on
Facebook.
The hosts of the
Jocheralm posted
these words on Tuesday evening - shortly after
a guest's
dog
had
bitten
their
rabbit to death
.
That was the trigger.
But there are many more reasons for their public outrage.
Jocheralm / Mittenwald: “Hasi” bitten to death by a dog - landlords shocked by disrespectful guests
“Mankind is becoming more and more
impudent, ruthless and unfriendly
towards nature and our animals,” says Marile Jungkunz.
The 21-year-old thinks, for example, of children who throw large stones into the trough while the two horses drink from it.
Or boys and girls who
kick
the eight
chickens
with their feet
.
And she thinks of adolescents who hit the 40 young cattle on the mountain pasture with branches on the noses - and "laugh half-dead" in the process.
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Probably the youngest hut keepers in Germany: Marile Jungkunz (right) and Josef Hörmann, here with Bernadette Jungkunz.
Her first season on the Jocheralm shook her belief in humanity.
© Josef Hornsteiner
Jocheralm / Mittenwald: Disrespectful treatment of nature - "The children can't help it ..."
Recently, the
Mittenwald
woman's patience broke.
"I
yelled at
them to stop immediately," says Marile Jungkunz.
"But you just carried on." The landlady turned to the parents.
But they weren't in too much of a hurry to stop their offspring.
"The children can't help it if they don't learn to do it at home," says Marile Jungkunz.
The
obligation to leash is
always
causing trouble on the Jocheralm
high above the
Walchensee
.
Signs everywhere tell the dog owners that their four-legged friends should be on a
leash
on an
alpine pasture
.
“Cows see dogs as wolves,” explains Marile Jungkunz.
This is why the cattle immediately go into
attack
mode when they see a four-legged friend.
That can be dangerous, also for people.
Nevertheless, many dog owners do not adhere to the
leash requirement.
Leash duty ignored on Jocheralm: landlords mourn their "Hasi"
Just like the two men who
asked for something to drink
at the
Jocheralm
on Tuesday around 6 p.m.
The
hut
had already
closed
at this point
.
Nevertheless, the landlady poured something out.
“We don't let anyone die of thirst.”
She quickly regretted the decision: Despite repeated
requests,
the two men
didn't put
their
poodle
on the
leash
.
“You didn't react at all.” Initially, the hosts remained friendly.
When the animal went into the
hut's
preparation
chamber
, the host threw it out.
At this time, Marile Jungkunz was cleaning the horses - and had to watch at close range as the dog entered the
rabbit enclosure
and
grabbed
the animal by the
neck
.
"Hasi whistled in pain," says Marile Jungkunz.
She herself began to scream.
Josef Hörmann ran out of the kitchen and grabbed the
dog.
He let go of the rabbit.
But the
neck
was already
broken.
After fatal bites against the rabbits of the Jocheralm: dog owners did not even apologize
What disturbs Marile Jungkunz even more than the
violent death
of her beloved pet:
“The men didn't even apologize.”
Resolved as she was, the landlady expelled the two of them from the Alm without asking their names.
The case has
no
consequences
for the
unknown dog owners
.
“I wouldn't have the strength for such an argument either,” says Marile Jungkunz.
After a
summer
on the
alpine pasture
, the
landlady is
tired of discussing - whether about the
mask or leash obligation.
She no longer wants to be so nice in the future if guests
behave
disrespectfully
towards
her,
nature
or
animals
.
Many leave their
rubbish
lying around.
Most just shake their heads or laugh at the young woman when she tells them to keep their
dogs
on a
leash
.
“In future I will probably say: leash or go.” If something happens, the
landlords
and the farmer
are ultimately liable
.
Despite everything, the
youngest hut owners in Germany are
not
thinking of quitting
.
"Most of the guests," says Marile Jungkunz, "are very nice."
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