Almost €1,500. This is the amount of losses estimated by a breeder from La Rivière-Saint-Louis, in Reunion, whose farm was attacked by stray dogs between November 18 and Sunday, November 24, 2024, reports Meeting The 1st .
On three occasions, dogs attacked his chickens, ducks and roosters, killing nearly 150 of his poultry. “It hurts my heart. It was to eat and make a little money”he explains into the microphone of our colleagues.
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73,000 stray dogs in Reunion
According to the prefecture, 73,000 stray dogs are recorded in Reunion Island. A real scourge against which the prefecture is fighting, via its “plan to combat animal wandering” launched in 2023.
This ambitious program plans to act on four aspects: the sterilization of stray dogs and cats, a better census of animals, the maintenance of captures by pound services and an information campaign among the population.
