Hot air balloonist fined €65,000 for dead parrots

A hot air balloonist from Schijndel has to pay a father and son about 65 thousand euros in compensation for the death of three rare parrots when he flew too close to their home during a race 3.5 years ago. The loud noise made by the balloon burners scared the birds to death, Omroep Brabant reports. In 2018, an interim judge already ruled that the parrots had died of shock, but ordered additional research to determine whether the balloonist in question was responsible. Submitted by Janene Pieters on Wednesday, 9 September 2020 - 11:50 https://nltimes.nl/2020/09/09/hot-air-balloonist-fined-eu65000-dead-parrots