Jäger confuses pony with wild boar - tragic end for the animal!

Jäger confuses pony with wild boar - tragic end for the animal!

In a shocking incident in Neulengbach, Lower Austria, a hunter accidentally shot a pony that he mistakenly considered a wild boar. This happened on the night from Thursday to Friday, while the man was hunting for wild boar and looked for animals with a thermal imaging camera. The fatal shot fell when the pony grazed on a meadow. Unfortunately, all help came too late for the animal; It had to be put to sleep after the incident, such as 5min.at reported.

The hunter, who recognized his mistake immediately after the incident, contacted the owner of the pony. The police imposed a temporary ban on weapons against him and filed a complaint. In addition, the case was forwarded to the public prosecutor, which must now clarify whether there is a criminal law. Such tragic confusion is not just an isolated case; stern.de reports that similar incidents led to legal consequences for those responsible, which in the case in Thuringia or in Baden-Württemberg, where a hunter had also shot on a pony, were persecuted.

a dangerous error with consequences

The incidents throw a critical light on hunting practice and the necessary care that hunters have to do. A court had already decided that a hunter who is unable to correctly identify his goal is considered to be in an weapon law. Clear rules state that a hunter has to determine the game precisely before making a shot. In view of the tragedy of the incident in Neulengbach, it can be expected that the public and the authorities will increasingly pay attention to such incidents in order to avoid similar tragedies in the future.