The swan Arturo was beaten to death. Bounty of 5,000 euros on the culprit

It is theItalian Association for the Defense of Animals and the Environment, Aidaa who issued a bounty to help the hunting guards find who killed the swan in the small town of Lakes in the province of Vicenza. The swan, called Arturo, he lived with his partner, Princess, in the stretches of water of the municipal area and was known by all. He was beaten to death last week, his body was found on the lake with a broken neck.

“The gesture is that of a criminal who apparently wanted to appropriate the eggs that the couple was hatching”, says the President of the Association Lorenzo Croce «We, as in other cases, have promised a reward – by law a bounty cannot be issued – of 5.

000 euros, made available by friends and supporters of the Association to anyone who, through a complaint to the carabinieri, brings the guilty to trial and sentences ». Zero tolerance towards those who have not thought about it for a moment before brutally killing the swan with the hope that the culprit, probably known in the village, will be reported. “For this act of poaching and for the killing of the animal, the culprit risks about two years”, continues Croce. In the meantime, Principessa has finished the hatching from which numerous chicks have been born.

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