Deer hunting: Ravenna, in the Carabinieri surprised and denounced five animal rights activists to answer for the crimes of damage and trespassing during anti-hunting actions.
On the morning of March 14, 2015, the Carabinieri of the Cervia company identified, inside the Classe pine forest, a Mercedes car already reported by some people because they suspect it was involved in vandalism perpetrated a few hours before against some homes in the area.
We recall that in the area of the Pineta di Classe there have been episodes of intolerance in recent weeks caused by the sometimes violent and illegal actions of some animal rights activists with the aim of hindering and blocking the activities of hunting of selection ai Fallow deer authorized by the Province of Ravenna, with its own resolution, as an extraordinary measure for the containment of the species until March 15, 2015.
For the matter the animal rights activists had presented appeal to the Tar sensationally rejected and sentenced to pay expenses for the sum of four thousand euros.
On board the Mercedes in question, the Carabinieri surprised five people, needless to say, members of the animal rights movement engaged in the protest against the culling of deer; the subjects were checked by the military and were found in possession of a hammer, the same paints and balloons used to carry out the vandalism found against some homes. In addition, the animal rights activists had followed a list of addresses and related objectives including the two homes already affected.
In fact, the damaged properties appeared to be the Ravenna home of the president of the Ravenna 2 Hunting Territorial Area, struck in the night with red paint balloons and smeared with offensive writings; of the home of a citizen completely unrelated to the affair, in San Bartolo di Ravenna, guilty of being the namesake of an exponent of the Province with responsibility for Hunting and the Environment, also smeared with paint. Finally, the “Hunting House” managed by ATC RA2, in Savio, whose windows and external enclosure have been damaged. Having ascertained the facts, the Carabinieri took steps to accompany the five vandals to their offices where they were reported on free foot.
(March 16, 2015)