Zug Bauer defies the police: shoot me! After manure scandal!

Zug Bauer defies the police: shoot me! After manure scandal!

In a turbulent discussion between a 78-year-old farmer from the canton of Zug and the authorities have developed a dramatic scenario. The experienced color maker conflict with the environmental requirements for maneuvering manure and was not very insightful. "Show me," he should have said according to [nau.ch] (https://www.nau.ch/news/schweiz/zuger-bauer-78-widersetz-sich-polize-erschiesst-mich-doch-67012088) when the police asked him to refrain from his illegal acts.

The farmer had put on manure in February and March 2023, contrary to the legal regulations, manure in Steinhausen. He did not maintain the necessary distance from the streets, which is strictly prohibited for water protection reasons. This violation leads to far -reaching consequences, after all, manure could get into the drainage shafts and thus into the Zugersee. The potential environmental damage should not be underestimated; A similar incident in 2019, for example, led to a massive fish death.

environmental requirements and their importance

Environmental protection is very important in Switzerland. According to the legal provisions, which are anchored in the environmental law regulations, the requirements for water pollution are clearly regulated. Umwelt-strafrecht.de explains that damage to water resources can not only result from obvious dirt, but also from smaller, accumulated effects. Here the farmer shows himself in a critical light: he was finally convicted of similar violations at the end of 2024.

The public prosecutor decided to pronounce a conditional fine of CHF 1,350 against the farmer. However, it is not the only incident that leads to legal consequences. In another case, there was a technical defect that let manure get into a pond through a pipe system. The farmer failed to inform the responsible authorities, which also led to a judicial procedure that was finally hired against a payment to a wildlife foundation. Here it was found that the farmer did not intentionally acted in this case, but the circumstances of the defect were decisive, as agrarheute.com reported.

A call to reason

The repeated violations of the farmer raise questions about the responsibility and future viability in agriculture. With the new regulations, which only allow maneuvering manure with a towing hose system from 2024, the compliance of farmers is of the utmost importance. Discussions of these regulations not only have financial consequences, but also serious ecological risks.

As the case of the Zug farmer illustrates, proper compliance is not only a duty, but also a necessity to avoid future environmental damage. "That makes no sense," you could show, because if you take a look at the deeper legal and financial consequences, it becomes clear that a clever handling of natural resources is essential.

Time is pushing, and it remains to be hoped that such incidents serve as a preventive example and toast a rethink in the industry. The protection of our waters is the responsibility of each individual - farmers and land residents. It is up to us to protect the valuable good water and to deal with it sustainably.