As of: January 31, 2024, 10:23 a.m
By: Ulrike Osman
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The farmer described the calf as a “caringer” and, according to the prosecution, he had allowed it to die in agony.
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District - A farmer from the southern district of Landsberg, who was accused of violating the animal protection law, told the Landsberg district court an adventurous story.
But he couldn't get away with it.
The 46-year-old from the southern district runs a cattle farm.
In January 2023, he failed to call the veterinarian for a sick calf, according to the public prosecutor's office.
The three-month-old animal suffered from purulent inflammation and a fracture of the metatarsal bone.
It ultimately died in agony.
The farmer then buried the animal at the edge of the pasture.
The accused farmer admitted that there was actually a sick calf on his farm at the time in question.
“That was a woe.
Since he wanted to reduce the number of his animals anyway, he slaughtered the calf himself, cut it up, cooked it and fed it to his dogs.
He only “disposed of” the animal’s head by burying it in a meadow.
The “unknown third party”
Judge Thomas Kirschner wanted to know how the calf from the indictment got to where it was found.
The farmer claimed that someone else had probably buried it there.
“Various people” probably didn’t like the fact that he put his cattle out to pasture in January.
He was reported to the veterinary office.
According to this, an “unknown third party” who was actually committed to animal welfare allowed a calf to die in agony in order to harm the farmer, prosecutor Gregor Hohenadl tried to explain to him the absurdity of his statement.
Kirschner responded to these statements with “Maybe you think we are stupider than we are.” In fact, the origin of the calf has also been clarified.
Although it did not have an ear tag, a genetic analysis showed that the animal definitely came from a cow on the defendant's farm.
Just as a hobby
The farmer had already been sentenced to a high fine by penalty order and had appealed against it.
Kirschner now advised him to limit his objection to the amount of the punishment, but not to deny the accusation itself.
Witnesses from the veterinary office were already waiting outside the courtroom door.
If the defendant sticks to his story, he could face a punishment “that you won’t like,” warned Kirschner.
The 46-year-old, who appeared without a defense attorney, followed the advice from the judge's table and limited his objection to the amount of the daily rates.
He now only practices farming “as a hobby”, works in another job, earns little and has a lot of debt.
The verdict was ultimately 140 daily rates of 20 euros (2,800 euros) each, which was significantly lower than the 5,600 euros imposed in the penalty order.
The defendant accepted the verdict in the courtroom.
It is therefore legally binding.
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