Posted on 04/13/2005 9:32:46 AM PDT by franksolich
Dog-owner sued for moose damage
A wild moose caused NOK 50,000 (USD 7,900) worth of damage to a swimming pool, and in a possible legal first, a dog-owner is being sued for responsibility.
The bizarre episode occurred during a moose hunt in Bamble, Telemark, southwest of Oslo in mid-October 2003, NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting) reports.
A group of hunters and their moose hound Nancy had chased a female moose and her calf but the party was not licensed to kill these animals and tried to set them free.
Unfortunately, Nancy would not give up the scent and her owner failed to get control over the dog. Shortly afterwards the terrified moose entered a nearby residential area and crashed into an outdoor swimming pool.
The dog owner finally persuaded the hound to give up the chase by tempting it away with sausages. The moose eventually clambered out of the pool, but not before considerably damaging the structure.
The Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers (NJFF) said that they consider this a landmark case, and a conviction could have "major consequences".
My sister's dog bit a moose once.
My sister's dog bit a moose once.
Twice, apparently.
what? no cheese?
Now there's a sentence in the English language that I never thought I'd type.
It appears that the news Norwegians read (in its original Norwegian) is much more interesting than the news the rest of us read (translated into English).
We get the moose-and-reindeer stories, while Norwegians (and those who can read Norwegian) get the good stories, as demonstrated by Kurt_Hectic earlier this morning (everyone was pinged on that one).
Sounds like we should be allowed to shoot any dog off a leash or without a collar. After all, feral dogs are dangerous.
Why not try a holiday in Sweden this year?
When hunting moose are outlawed, only moose hound owners who can't control their dogs will hunt moose.
They can have my moose-spooking sausage-loving dog when they pry it from my cold dead hands.
And I won't even mention what happens if she thinks there might be a chance at getting a real piece of bacon.
LOL
Woof! . . . er . . . ping.
Well sure, but Scooby is obviously a Great Dane, AKA Danish Boarhound, not a Moosehound.
Moosehounds and especialy Moosehead Hounds are dedicated.
SO9
Elg i bikkjeslagsmålMed ei elgbikkje i hælene havnet den forfjamsede elgen i et utendørs svømmebasseng og gjorde skader for 50.000 kroner. Nå krever eieren av bassenget at hundeeieren betaler regningen.
Trolig er det første gang her i landet at en hundeeier blir holdt ansvarlig for skader en vill elg har forårsaket. Episoden skjedde under elgjakta i Bamble i Telemark i oktober 2003.
Under jakten til Ringsjø og Tegdal Jaktlag hadde ei elgbikkje fått snusen på elg og eieren greide ikke å kalle den tilbake. Da den ville elgen havnet i utendørsbassenget, prøvde bassengeieren å lokke elgbikkja inn i sin egen bil ved hjelp av pølser. Til slutt fant elgen det for godt å forlate bassenget. Da hadde den gjort skader for 50.000 kroner, melder NRK.
Når bassengeieren går rettens vei, krever han også at hundeeieren må betale saksomkostningene. Norges Jeger- og Fiskeforbund mener saken er av stor prinsipiell interesse.
Well sure, but Scooby is obviously a Great Dane, AKA Danish Boarhound, not a Moosehound.
Moosehounds and especialy Moosehead Hounds are dedicated.
SO9
NOW I know why Europe hates us.
It appears that the news Norwegians read (in its original Norwegian) is much more interesting than the news the rest of us read (translated into English).
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