PETA Demands Closure of Thuringia Hunting Facilities After Distressing Fox Video
Animal rights group PETA has called for the closure of all hunting facilities in Thuringia following a video showing a trapped vixen in distress. The group claims that the fox enclosure at the facility is too small and that the 'training' methods used are cruel.
The video, which was brought to the attention of the then Minister for Infrastructure and Agriculture, Susanna Karawanskij, shows a vixen suffering from fear of death. PETA argues that the fox suffers severe fear during each 'training session' as the dog cannot reach it but is separated only by a slider.
PETA has also criticized hobby hunters, comparing speciesism to racism and sexism, and not considering it culture or tradition. A whistleblower has provided an animal rights organization with visual material and information about a facility in Bad Langensalza where dogs are trained for hunting in fox and badger setts. The IG Wild beim Wild proposes introducing annual medical-psychological examinations and an upper age limit for hobby hunters due to the increasing number of hunting accidents and deadly crimes involving hunting weapons.
There are still around 100 to 150 slaughterhouses in Germany, some of which are in Thuringia, where foxes are exposed to unimaginable fear of death without mercy. PETA and other animal rights organizations have repeatedly criticized various slaughterhouse operators and locations in Germany for severe violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The Bavarian Office for Health and Food Safety has created minimum requirements for the operation of slaughterhouses in 2022, with the authors speaking out in favor of ending slaughterhouses and hunting.
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