The German Animal Welfare Association accuses the pentathlete Schleu and her trainer of animal cruelty.
The German Animal Welfare Association has filed a criminal complaint against modern pentathlete Annika Schleu and German trainer Kim Raisner after the events at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. As the organization announced on Friday, it accuses Schleu of animal cruelty due to the events at the equestrian competition and Raisner of aiding and abetting animal cruelty.
The horse drawn by Schleu had refused to take part in the course, Raisner had the crying Berliner with the words “Hit it!” prompted to use the device. Animals have no place in a performance-oriented competition between people, said Tierschutzbund President Thomas Schröder. The advertisement also serves to fundamentally clarify this problem. Schleu missed insight in subsequent interviews, criticized the Animal Welfare Association.
In an interview with the weekly newspaper Die Zeit , Schleu recently defended himself against the accusation of torturing her horse in a competition. Afterwards she felt left alone by the world association, whose German President Klaus Schormann did not speak to her. Schröder described Schormann's resignation as overdue.
