Teens Spared in Impotent Ostrich Case
by GrinningFool on Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 | No Comments
Three German teenagers have been spared paying hefty damages after a court ruled it could not prove an ostrich farmer’s claim that their festive firecrackers made one of his birds impotent.
Court proceedings in the eastern town of Bautzen ended Monday with a settlement that will see the three pay only euro140 ($188) in vet costs for Gustav the ostrich.
Farmer Rico Gabel had claimed euro5,000 ($6,730) in damages for the alleged antics on Dec. 27-29, 2005, of the three youths, aged 17-18. They were not identified by name.