Creepy find in Hochburg-Ach: Who tortures our pets?

Creepy find in Hochburg-Ach: Who tortures our pets?

Hochburg-Ach, Österreich - in Hochburg-Ach, Upper Austria, a worrying incident was reported that raises suspicion of cruelty to animals. The local police station asks the population for help after a 62-year-old woman and her 37-year-old daughter reported a shocking experience during a walk on February 27th. The two women watched a man who behaved suspiciously with a bow and arrow in the forest near Grünhilling. They also found several arrows on the bonnet near a parked car, which indicates a creepy intention. Only in the first two weeks of April were two dead cats discovered in the immediate vicinity, which showed clear inlet injuries and suggested to an effect on violence. The women only filed a complaint on April 16 after remembering the incident.

The police warn that such incidents in the region are not an isolated case. According to Oberösterreichischer Rundfunk , several cats were killed, and the police could be dealing with an animal torture here. It is believed that the acts may have been committed at night or early in the morning. The investigations are already in the corridor and the officials are looking for further information from the population.

a worrying trend

These recent incidents are part of an alarming increase in cases of cruelty to animals in Upper Austria. Like Today , the number of inquiries from the animal protection ombuds' center rose to 612 last year. These inquiries often concerned cats, dogs and farm animals. In addition, the number of administrative criminal proceedings have increased considerably: from 86 cases in 2020 to a triple number last year.

State Councilor Michael Lindner from the SPÖ emphasizes that laws alone are not sufficient to solve the problems. The sensitization of the population for animal welfare is of crucial importance. Ombudsman Cornelia Rouha-Mülleder demands tightening the laws against agony in dogs and cats to put the health of the animals in the foreground.

The situation is tightened by further grievances, such as in the case of a farmer in Lower Austria, which is not said to have treated sick animals properly. Here it becomes clear that there is a need for action on many fronts.

In this context, it would make sense that witnesses of the incidents in Hochburg-Ach report to the Hochburg-Ach police inspection on 059133 4201 to contribute to clarifying the actions.