Uproar in the Innviertel

Why tomcat “Tassilo” should not have died

Tomcat "Tassilo" fell into a live trap in St. Marienkirchen/Schärding, was beaten to death and shot.(Bild: zVg)

According to the law, a five-year-old tomcat should still be alive. But in the Innviertel region, a hunter took the liberty of killing "Tassilo" without having caught him poaching. Other animals are still missing. The owners are furious.

Trapped, beaten to death and then shot - the owners had tomcat "Tassilo" examined by a vet and are stunned: "Why would a hunter do something like that?" Incidentally, it is legal to kill cats - if three criteria are met.