Star Trek cyclist Antonio Tiberi fined $6000 and 20-day suspension for shooting Minister’s cat dead
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The star cyclist was fined just $6000 and only faces a 20-day temporary ban despite shooting a government minister’s cat to death in ‘reprehensible’ scenes
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Italian professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi has been suspended and fined for shooting and killing a cat belonging to former San Marino head of state Federico Pedini Amati.
The 21-year-old, who is part of the Trek-Segafredo pro team, was reportedly testing an air rifle when he took aim at the cat’s head and fired.
The cat belonged to Tiberi’s neighbor, Federico Pedini Amati, San Marino’s tourism minister and former head of state.
Tiberi, the 2019 junior world time trial champion, recently moved to San Marino and was fined $6,317, and his team suspended him for 20 days without pay.
“The cat didn’t bother anyone,” Pedini Amati told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
Italian professional cyclist Antonio Tiberi has been suspended and fined for shooting and killing a cat belonging to former San Marino head of state Federico Pedini Amati.
The 21-year-old, who is part of the Trek-Segafredo pro team, was reportedly testing an air rifle when he took aim at the cat’s head and fired.
He has been with us for a long time. My three year old daughter Lucía loved it. You cannot kill a pet and get away with a fine of 4,000 euros.
‘I appreciated that the boy admitted the fact. Having said that, we don’t need to give these people residence.’
In a team statement, Trek-Segafredo said it will work closely with the rider to help him become a “better person” and strongly condemned the “reprehensible act.”
The team also added that it will donate the riders’ pay to an appropriate animal welfare organization.
Tiberi took to Twitter to apologize for his actions, calling them “irresponsible.”
“I deeply regret my shameful actions,” he said.
“I did something wildly stupid and irresponsible, the seriousness and danger of which I realized only after the act,” he said. I don’t want to make excuses.
Tiberi also added that he would donate his proceeds from this season’s events to organizations that help stray cats in San Marino and that he would volunteer with those organizations in person.
In a team statement, Trek-Segafredo said it will work closely with the rider to help him become a “better person” and strongly condemned the “reprehensible act.”
Tiberi took to Twitter to apologize for his actions, calling them ‘irresponsible’
Tiberi also apologized to the Pedini Amati family for the “emotional damage” and said he will now act to “redeem himself”.
At just 24 square miles, San Marino is the third smallest country in Europe and the fifth smallest nation on the planet. .