Vet Who Posed With A Dead Lion, Just FellTo His Death While Bird Hunting

By Bill Galluccio

December 15, 2016

Italian veterinarian Luciano Ponzetto slipped on ice and fell to death while hunting birds in Italy. The veterinarian became famous last year after he posted photos of himself posing with animals he had killed while hunting. 

The photos sparked backlash from people who felt somebody who works with animals should not be killing them for sport. The online hate, which included death threats, was so bad he had to resign from his job as the director of a kennel business. 

According to the Daily Mail, Ponzetto was hunting birds in Colle delle Oche when he slipped on ice and fell 100 feet to his death. Another person who was with him got help and authorities dispatched a rescue helicopter but police said he died on impact. 

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