Horse ripper strikes in Nuremberg: the owner lives in fear - Peta counts 250 crime scenes in Germany

Wallach Flamenco from Leinach fell victim to a horse ripper and was able to flee covered in blood.

Not an isolated case.

But why do such cruelty to animals occur?

Nuremberg - "horse ripper" - lunatics who deliberately torture animals - are currently causing fear and horror in Nuremberg *.

The perpetrators repeatedly attack the horses, and some are even fatally injured in the process.

The gelding Flamenco from Leinach was also the victim of such an atrocity on Wednesday, September 22nd.

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A horse ripper is up to mischief in Nuremberg: the perpetrator stabbed the horse 25 centimeters deep 

In the middle of the day and about 25 centimeters deep, the perpetrator must have stabbed flamenco several times.

The horse escaped, but the fur and bloodied genitals are evidence of the deed.

Flamenco had to be treated intensively for three nights, three weeks later he was allowed to go back to the stable, but it will probably take at least six months before the five-year-old gelding is completely healthy again. 

How does this happen?

"Sometimes there is a sexual motive behind the acts," explains the psychologist Andrea Beetz from the international university IUBH.

For years she has been researching what drives animal abusers.

"Horses that are particularly aesthetic, big, that express sexuality, attract people with such fantasies."

"Especially with horses, there is a desire to penetrate this large animal - be it with weapons or otherwise." 

Nuremberg: Peta collects cases 

The animal welfare organization Peta collects cases from all over Germany, but according to 

remains unclear how often the horse rippers strike. “So far, we know of 250 crime scenes in which 900 horses were injured,” says specialist Jana Hoger. “But we don't notice everything by far - the number of unreported cases is significantly higher.” The crime statistics also generally only record violations of the Animal Welfare Act. "It is not possible to make a valid statement about the number [...]," says the Central Franconia Police Headquarters *. 

So far there is no trace of the perpetrator who injured Flamenco.

This scares his owner Isabella Karch: “We are not sure whether he will come back,” she says in an interview with 

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A camera on the "Schranzhof" is now supposed to protect Flamenco.

“But you never know if the phone won't ring right away - and you're told it happened again.

This is life damaging, ”said Karch.