Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The great hoax of the poodle "In Switzerland we do not kill the dogs"

ROME - It is not true at all. There would be no poodle deleted or cancel, or tax collectors thirsty for blood, it seems that there is even a lady in the town of Marion Iannotta Rencovilier, municipality in the Swiss Bernese Jura. What in the past twenty-four hours was also distributed by leading Italian media, television and newspapers, is therefore one of the biggest - and most successful - media hoaxes of recent years.

That is, the news that a poodle, owned by the note of this Marilena Iannotta, was sentenced to death because the owner had not paid the fee (there is a cantonal law dating back to 1904) on the possession of pets, fifty francs - a little over € 38. The news spread rapidly brought all his indignation.

The mayor of the town was the victim of a barrage of emails - over 700 - by private citizens and animal welfare groups. And 'the mayor, Flavio Torti, to deny. "It 's invention of the press - said in an interview online edition of Ticino - do not even know who this woman does not exist. Reconvillier Here at the dogs do not kill them.

It is not true at all. I have already called Tsr television, but now I'm sick of this story. We have already sent a press release ten days ago. " Read the press release In fact, the story been around for about a month. So much so that the Municipal Reconvilier had also issued a press release from the very harsh tone with which belied that the authorities had intended to "punish" in a manner so barbarous evaders and warned against spreading news about what is already circulating as "the canine final solution.

" In other words, a hoax. That is in addition to a long list, from Orson Welles 'Martians' heads to Modigliani, trafficking in human fat from Central America to create cosmetics Bonsai Kitten, kittens pressed into glass jars. Which, again, many have believed. A bit guilty 'even the Swiss, who because of their proverbial precision have made it very likely.

Although terrible.

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