Beaver shot in downtown Larvik

Aftenposten, Norway ^ | May 3, 2005

[Shermy]

Beaver shot in downtown Larvik

A man who called police to help rescue a beaver watched in horror as the animal was gunned down instead.

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Joakim Moltzau was delivering newspapers early in the morning when he found a somewhat worn out beaver wandering in downtown Larvik. After failing to lead the animal down to the local river, he called police for assistance to move the beaver to safety.

Police arrived, before getting a handgun and shooting the animal three times.

"Two men came out, one went over to the beaver, the other got the pistol and loaded it. They had decided in advance to kill it," Moltzau told newspaper Østlands-Posten.

"It was terrible. First and foremost I feel very sorry for the beaver, but I am also skeptical about police firing a revolver in the middle of the city," Moltzau said.

Police assessed the animal as injured and decided it had to be put down, an assessment Moltzau did not fully share.

"Yes, it had a scrape on a back leg, but it didn't have to die," Moltzau told the newspaper. "They shot it in the back, but you don't kill the animal like that, I have hunted beaver and you need to shoot in the neck."

Police shot the beaver in the back twice before Moltzau ran over and told them where to aim. He said it took them about seven minutes to kill the animal, from the time the first shot was fired.

Several witnesses gathered after hearing the first shot.

Norwegian police do not normally bear firearms.

[FreePaul]

Ah yes, I remember the Beaver Shot. It was a classic.

[cripplecreek]

Is lil beaver OK?

[Shermy]

Strange story.

[socal_parrot]

BEAVERS GONE WILD!!!

[decal]

Pings to you, for different reasons.

[Michael Goldsberry]

...This is getting old...

[stainlessbanner]

Does Ward know about this?

[fieldmarshaldj]

I could post the "Porky's" vidclip if I wouldn't be banned for life from FR. =8-0

[cmsgop]

BEST THREAD EVER !!!

[Shermy]

A guy sympathetic to the animal has to assist in killing it. Awful story.

[fieldmarshaldj]

You were just dying to post this story, weren't you ? :-P

[Chena]

Just dam. ;)

[Petronski]

Normally you have to buy one of *those* magazines to see something like this.

I'm so ashamed....

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

This one was tried yesterday. We'll see how long it lasts this time around.....

[Chena]

Poor beaver should have played possum.

[bannie]

I was recently looking my senior yearbook (1970, and we couldn't wear pants to school--only dresses/skirts.).

I had forgotten how carefully we all sat.

In my granny voice, "Girls today...."

[moog]

Will Wally take over now?

[socal_parrot]

Is lil beaver OK?

"Two men came out, one went over to the beaver, the other got the pistol and loaded it...."

Doubtful.

[Free ThinkerNY]

It's cruelty to former child stars. Where's PETA?

[dynachrome]

"I have hunted beaver and you need to shoot in the neck."

Dynachrome has been going about this all wrong, obviously.

[bannie]

Aw, I missed yesterdays.

[VadeRetro]

I guessed wrong on what this thread was about. Silly Norwegians!

[Shermy]

"This one was tried yesterday. We'll see how long it lasts this time around....."

Was it zotted? Really, I thought the story was interesting from the total circumstances, not just a possible funny reading of the headline. Oh well, I'll find some lobster stories...

[Chena]

And this quote is special: "It was terrible. First and foremost I feel very sorry for the beaver, but I am also skeptical about police firing a revolver in the middle of the city," Moltzau said.

Exactly where do they think a policeman in a city should fire a revolver?

[Porterville]

It sounds like the beaver got pounded.

Those cops were sure hard on the beaver.

I love a good beaver shot.

[Petronski]

[Revolting cat!]

[skimask]

As Mrs. Cleaver would say, "Ward, aren't you being a little hard on The Beaver?"

[martin_fierro]

Headline O' The Week.

[Chena]

LOL!

[socal_parrot]

Exactly where do they think a policeman in a city should fire a revolver?

The probably think nowhere.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Pulled, not zotted. I didn't see what put it over the top.

[elcid1970]

"Men sometimes make the _strangest_ requests!"

Or

"Do black patent leather shoes really reflect up!?"

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Most everyone missed yesterday's.

;-)

[M203M4]

[Tarantulas]

Yeah, who would expect it was about inexperienced Norwegian beaver-shooters?

[Liberty Valance]

[JRios1968]

Great beaver shot by that cop!

[bannie]

My name means beaver meadow.

I'm internalizing all of this!

LOL!!!!

[elcid1970]

Remember when it was all so harmless?

[Revolting cat!]

[Jane climbs a ladder]

Lt. Frank Drebin: "Nice beaver"

Jane Spencer: [producing a stuffed beaver] "Why, thank you. I just had it stuffed."

Hear.

[DocRock]

"Police arrived, before getting a handgun and shooting the animal three times."

What??? Do reporters actually write sentences this hard to understand?

[Charles Henrickson]

Beaver shot in downtown Larvik

Li'l Beaver is deeply saddened.

[Charles Henrickson]

Beaver shot in downtown Larvik

If you've ever been shot in your Larvik, you know how painful that can be.

[Porterville]

I love shooting beavers.....

[Charles Henrickson]

Police shot the beaver in the back twice before Moltzau ran over and told them . . .

"Don't you think you're being a little hard on the beaver?"

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Before reading entire article, thought Muzzies shot it, a beaver running around in public and all.

[Slings and Arrows]

Looks like Tackleberry found a job in Norway.

[Slings and Arrows]

Dams are passe..