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Raids Target Suspected Militant Animal-Rights Group in Saxony Over Hunting Stand Sabotage

Investigators frame the case as a criminal organization probe following ALF‑linked messages, with electronics seized in raids; no arrest warrants requested.

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Nach der Zerstörung zahlreicher Hochsitze in Sachsen haben Ermittler die Wohnungen von Verdächtigen durchsucht. Es gehe um Mitgliedschaft in einer kriminellen Vereinigung, teilten das Landeskriminalamt und die Staatsanwaltschaft in Dresden mit.
Die Tierschützer haben Jäger schwer in Gefahr gebracht.
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Overview

  • Prosecutors and Saxony’s LKA are investigating five suspects — a 27-year-old Austrian and four Germans aged 21, 21, 24 and 35 — alleged to have formed a Dresden-based group to disrupt hunting through sabotage.
  • Authorities attribute 24 incidents between December 25, 2023 and May 25, 2025 that damaged 75 hunting installations, causing an estimated €70,000 in losses.
  • Police searched apartments in Dresden, Leipzig and Halle on March 4 and 6, securing communication devices, storage media, documents and tools for evaluation.
  • Officers also discovered a larger quantity of cannabis in one of the searched apartments.
  • Investigators report messages at several scenes referencing the Animal Liberation Front and warn that destroyed or damaged stands can pose a danger to hunters.