What is animal osteopathy, the profession of a Miss France candidate? – Liberation

Romane Agostinho, the Auvergne candidate for the election in the beauty contest which will be held this Saturday, December 14 in Poitiers, practices a specialty in veterinary medicine which is sparking debate. Explanations.

If all eyes are on Matignon this Friday, on Saturday, it is at Futuroscope in Poitiers that the future of France will take shape. Miss France 2025, who will succeed Eve Gilles, will in fact be elected there. Among the applicants, Romane Agostinho will represent Auvergne. If she wins, she will become the very first Auvergne to put her name on the list… but also the first animal osteopath to wear the crown. Animal osteopath? Kezako?

“I manipulate [les animaux]. It's actually therapy, for an injury or an emotional state. Animals understand very quickly. When the blockage frees, they blow very hard. I am called for dogs, cats, farm animals, horses, sometimes birds of prey. I looked after an eagle in the aviary of a castle, explained to Parisian this graduate with a degree in biology, trained as an animal osteopath in Bordeaux. When the public of Miss France became aware of Miss Auvergne's profession, it gave them