Poachers "Forced Pike to Drink Champagne."

[Robin]

Three Polish poachers are facing animal cruelty charges for forcing a giant
pike to drink champagne.

Two of them were spotted holding the freshly caught fish while the third
drunkenly tried to pour the contents of the bottle into its mouth.

Prosecutors claim the men deliberately poured the champagne down the fish's
throat to kill it so they could take it home and eat it.

But the men, who were not named, claimed they spotted the giant fish in
difficulty at the side of the lake and had hoped the champagne might give it
a new lease of life.

Polish media quoted one of the men as saying: "The poor thing was on it's
last legs, we wanted to warm it up so it could enjoy the New Year."

A guest at a nearby New Year Party spotted the trio at Opole in Poland as
they pulled the fish out of the water and snapped them as they forced it to
swallow the champagne.

The court case on charges of animal cruelty and poaching will take place
later this year. They could face up to two years in jail.


Story filed: 11:57 Friday 9th January 2004


Robin

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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:18:38 +1100, "Robin"

Post by Robin
Three Polish poachers are facing animal cruelty charges for forcing a giant
pike to drink champagne.
Two of them were spotted holding the freshly caught fish while the third
drunkenly tried to pour the contents of the bottle into its mouth.
Prosecutors claim the men deliberately poured the champagne down the fish's
throat to kill it so they could take it home and eat it.
But the men, who were not named, claimed they spotted the giant fish in
difficulty at the side of the lake and had hoped the champagne might give it
a new lease of life.
Polish media quoted one of the men as saying: "The poor thing was on it's
last legs, we wanted to warm it up so it could enjoy the New Year."
A guest at a nearby New Year Party spotted the trio at Opole in Poland as
they pulled the fish out of the water and snapped them as they forced it to
swallow the champagne.
The court case on charges of animal cruelty and poaching will take place
later this year. They could face up to two years in jail.
Story filed: 11:57 Friday 9th January 2004
Robin

Pike! Feh! Fucking vermin. Some morons have been introducing them
into our lakes and streams, whereupon they (the pike, I
mean)immediately begin killing and eating every other fish around
them. Including our salmon fry, of which we are "somewhat
protective", to put it mildly. Consequently, we have, quite
literally, declared 'open season' on pike. Come catch them, any time
of year, any way you can, as many as you can. Well, you still need to
have a fishing license, and you can't use explosives, since they're
not very selective. Those are the only two restrictions, as far as I
know.

Pike are good to eat, but they're just too damned destructive.
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