A deer has taken up residence in the middle of a herd of heifers, near Vendenesse-lès-Charolles (71). To keep the deer away, the Departmental Directorate of Territories (DDT) would have considered the final blow by scheduling the slaughter of the animal. The 30 Million Friends Foundation is working hard to spare the life of the young deer.
An unusual visitor, to say the least, has taken up residence in the middle of a herd of heifers, near Vendenesse-lès-Charolles (71). It would be a young melanistic deer. For Alex B, the cow breeder, the situation cannot continue, because his animals must soon return to stables. [maintien saisonnier des bovidés en étable]. “I fear that he will then approach another herd, younger and therefore more agitated. The calves could jump the fences and end up on the RCEA (Route Center Europe Atlantique) and there would be a risk of accident. explains the farmer to 30millionsdamis.fr.
To avoid the death of the deer…
France 3, in an article dated November 12, 2024, states that the deer will soon be slaughtered at the request of the Departmental Directorate of Territories (DDT). “For them it is a huntable species, and it was necessary to involve huntersconfides Alex B to the volunteer investigator from the 30 Million Friends Foundation who visited the site. I am not for killing it, I want to preserve the animal and have it placed. » Of his side, the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire “denies wanting to slaughter the animal but specifies that the breeder can request it”relate France 3.
Alerted, the 30 Million Friends Foundation is urgently mobilizing to prevent any lethal option: “If the slaughter has indeed been planned, we are surprised that such a radical decision is taken quickly when other solutions without threatening the life of this animal can be put in place,” she wrote to the prefecture.
…the 30 Million Friends Foundation presents an action plan
To preserve the life of the wild animal, the 30 Million Friends Foundation offers anesthesia using a hypodermic gun, in order to place the deer in an approved park. “For the animal, it would be a gentle interventionspecifies Aline Maatouk, wildlife specialist at the 30 Million Friends Foundation. We also offered a suitable and regulatory placement! »
The action plan proposed by the 30 Million Friends Foundation to the prefecture of Saône-et-Loire has – for the moment – received no response from the authorities. “ An intervention by a professional to anesthetize the animal has already been ordered and the establishment likely to collect the deer is ready to receive it.annonce Aline Maatouk. The operation will be carried out as soon as the prefecture gives the green light. »
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