Reindeer found with ears cut off — investigated as possible hate crime
- A reindeer was found badly injured in the Idre Sami community’s herding area, with both ears cut off and a deep cut to its throat.
- The animal had to be put down and police are investigating animal cruelty, including whether the incident could be a hate crime against Sami people or reindeer herders.
- Peter Andersson, chair of Idre Sami community, tells Swedish Radio P4 Dalarna he has never seen anything like it and hopes it was a one-off.
Radio Sweden
For more on what happened and the possible charges the perpetrators could face, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’, CBC News
Finland: Sami Parliament in Finland call for reform to Reindeer Damage Act, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: As climate changes, Sami herders need to feed reindeer as rain creates ice layer, Reuters
