Swede loses her dog to wolf hunters
Published: 27 Dec 12 07:48 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/45286/20121227/
A woman from Stockholm on vacation in Dalarna, central Sweden, lost her dog over the Christmas period when a man mistook it for a wolf and shot it dead.
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On Wednesday, his owner let him roam around the Dalarna forests without his leash on. But the large, pale dog ran afoul of a neighbour, reports the tabloid Aftonbladet.
Hutch was shot in the head and died on the spot.
The family is now devastated while the man who shot the dog says he is still in shock.
"We have had problems with predators here. Bears, lynx and wolves that tear our animals to shreads," the shooter, a farmer in his 50s, told the paper.
"I deeply regret what happened."
He agreed to drive Hutch home to Stockholm where his owners will cremate him.
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To carry and use a gun in Sweden?
Are the Swedish gun laws so lax it allows any idiot to carry a firearm ?
If this moron cannot tell the difference between a dog and a wolf, he should have his licenses revoked and forfeit his weapons. He shoud also be prosecuted for shooting an endangered and protected species.
A less honest farmer, would have just dug a hole for the dog and said nothing, he is clearly a honest guy, who shot the dog in genuine belief it was a wolf.
Very plain and succinct.
Best replies here by far and have the common sense approach that eludes all the cretinous hunters that probably only want to kill for some twisted sexual feeling of gratification !!
I feel bad for the farmer, it was an accident. He had had problems with wolves and hard for him to imagine that somebody would be so dumb to let their dog loose in wolf country.
its good to see the USA forcing dog owners to make their dogs urinate in the gutter or be fined. ditto dna testing for dog poo. Ive never seen anything like stockholm which is a giant dog urinal. standing on a train platform whilst a dog urinated on a food machine. every door way, pole, seat, building covered in dog wee. its disgusting but dog owners see no problem. I wonder how they would feel if I came around and urinted on their front door and all over the inside of their house.