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Jena Police Probe Suspected Animal-Cruelty Case After Horse Injured in Schkölen

Detectives are asking witnesses to come forward based on early findings of a sharp-object wound.

Overview

  • A 51-year-old horse owner found a wound on one of her animals and called a veterinarian.
  • Early checks indicate the horse may have been hurt by a sharp object, and the exact cause is not confirmed.
  • The criminal police in Jena opened an investigation under Germany’s animal protection law, which treats deliberate harm to animals as a crime.
  • Officers say no other injured animals are known and the motive and background remain unclear.
  • Investigators ask anyone with information to contact Kriminalpolizei Jena at 03641 81-0 or [email protected].