Fish farmer Hans Raabe sues Tamedia
German entrepreneur Hans Raab has filed a lawsuit seeking damages. The lawsuit is against the Tamedia publishing house, the canton of St. Gallen, and the animal welfare organization Fairfish.
Raab has filed a claim for damages in the amount of CHF 104 million with the St. Gallen Mediation Office. This was reported by the program "Schweiz aktuell". Hans Raab feels he has been treated unfairly in connection with his Melander fish farm. His lawyer Hansjürgen Tuengerthal said that the canton of St. Gallen had wrongly banned the method he used to kill fish there.
The Tamedia publishing house is also being sued. This is due to the reporting in 20 Minuten, according to Tagesschau.sf.tv. The animal welfare organization Fairfish is also being sued. This organization had publicized the controversial killing method at the Melander farm. According to Hans Raab's lawyer, the claim sum of 104 million francs is made up of the investments made amounting to around 40 million francs and the lost profits over the next 20 years.
The Tamedia publishing house is also being sued. This is due to the reporting in 20 Minuten, according to Tagesschau.sf.tv. The animal welfare organization Fairfish is also being sued. This organization had publicized the controversial killing method at the Melander farm. According to Hans Raab's lawyer, the claim sum of 104 million francs is made up of the investments made amounting to around 40 million francs and the lost profits over the next 20 years.
