Not content with persecuting Basil Brush, The Law are presecuting animals willy nilly across the globe!
Over in Macedonia, they’ve convicted and fined a bear on the charge of stealing honey from the hives of bees!
Apparently, some Yugoslavian gormster set up his beekeeping jobbies near bear infected forestry, and bewailed his lot when one of ’em crept in and nabbed the honey straight from the hive. It didn’t have the common decency to wait until it was in a Hunny Pot first!
To be fair, he did try to dissuade the bear from scoffing the insectorial delights by playing loud Serbian music (for he had it on good authority that they fear the Turbo-Folk rock of Serbian star Ceca) accompanied by bright flashing disco lights. But his generator run out of steam, and the honey was half-inched once more.
So, as a last resort, he prosecuted the bear for theft.
And because the bear is an endangered species in Yugoslavia, it was given leave to be excused from attending the trial, and in it’s absence was found guilty and fined 140,000 dinar!
Disgraceful - they don’t give the poor bear any chance to defend itself, and then find him guilty! It’s a fit up! Free the Bitola One I say!
Damn fool should have kept his bees indoors if he didn’t want bears guzzling it! I notice he didn’t whinge about that Browneye Thimbletack, guzzling honey to stop him marauding about!
One rule for animals of nature, and another for arachnid wiccan phantasmagoria.
It’s not fair!
