Judgment of the killing of Olympe by a hunter
Today continues the judgment of the hunter having suddenly killed the mare Olympe in her own field and declaring having confused it with a wild boar. One Voice filed a complaint on January 24, 2018.
The hazards of a deadly shot during a wild boar hunt
On January 20, 2018, three hunters were engaged in a wild boar hunt in Valflaunès in the Hérault. During this abominable hunt, one of the hunters entered a private enclosure and fired his wild boar hunting gun. The size of the animal killed did not surprise him at the time, he realized too late that it was actually a mare, named Olympe.
Olympe was resting peacefully in her field in the presence of another horse, before being mistakenly targeted by a hunter. She had been living with the same family for 16 years, who are very affected by her sudden and brutal death. The bullet hit her in the neck, leaving her in terrible pain.
La fameuse “erreur d’appréciation”, c’est certainement la même que tout chauffard peut se voir appliquer après un accident mortel, non? Ca marche moins bien? ah! #StopChasse https://t.co/AqbczKujje
— One Voice (@onevoiceanimal) 24 janvier 2018
Hunting, this “leisure sport” is threatening all forms of life
Being able to leave the area of the hunt and then enter a fully fenced off field to finally confuse two animals of radically different proportions, brings up many issues related to security during hunting. The number of animal and even human victims implied by this obsolete practice is absurd.
The owners of Olympe already feared for some time that such an accident would take place, since it is not the first time that hunters entered their private land. Anxious that the worst might happen, they had repeatedly warned the hunters of Olympe’s presence and the proximity of the field with the houses. The second horse is fortunately safe and sound.
Nothing could prevent the hunter from entering the field where Olympe was, before cutting her down in a barbaric way. Once again, the sharing of land during the hunting season has shown its limits and has revealed the cruel and destructive consequences of hunting.
Preserving animals in their environment
The petition launched by One Voice aims to provide a radical reform of the practice of hunting in France, until it can be banned completely, in order to better protect all animals (victims and accidental victims) and participate therefore in their indispensable safeguard within nature.
For Olympe, but also for every victim killed, we must ensure that no more animals fall under the blows of Man, merely for profit.
Join us in this request addressed to the President of the Republic and please sign!