Two hearings to be held against the massacres of wild boars, unjustly considered dangerous
While wild boars are already hunted down during the hunting season, the prefects of the Hautes-Alpes region and Corsica have authorized a new, unlimited attack on them. Beat hunts are becoming permanent and arbitrary, based on unfounded decisions. On November 14 and 21, we’ll be before the judges in Marseille and Bastia.
Wild boars know no respite. Even though they have been hunted since June, they have also been targeted in certain regions by prefectoral decisions authorizing administrative beat hunts at every turn.
In the Hautes-Alpes region, such administrative beat hunts can now be organized “by any means” since October 15, and throughout the year, in hunting zones that were initially prohibited…
In Corsica, shooting is allowed from September 30 to December 31, day and night, and cages have been installed to capture them more easily. Even the use of light sources, which panic the animals and leave them no chance, is tolerated.
An inappropriate response to “overpopulation”
Considered “too numerous” and “dangerous” by the State, adults and young boars are massacred in all seasons.
Constantly persecuted, wild boars are allegedly decreed to be “overabundant” by prefects. These decisions are completely at odds with scientific data showing that it is hunting itself that increases wild boar numbers: for every animal killed, additional births are systematically observed… Incessant stalking causes the death of the strongest males, who usually monopolize the females. This in turn leads to a greater diversity of young males when they come into contact with the females, further boosting fertility.
False and unlawful grounds
To justify the unjustifiable, prefects are prepared to go to any lengths. After the dogs in the Aveyron region, they have now moved on to wild sows and their young, which are said to behave “suspiciously towards human beings”. In the decree, the PACA region considers them to be “evil”, despite the fact that this term has been legally abolished.
In reality, wild boars are harmless by nature. And it’s the constant stalking that causes them to flee, increases their movements, and sometimes even leads them to defend themselves when they try to protect themselves.
To fight against their massacre, we will be present at the Marseille administrative court on November 14 at 2:30 pm, and at the Bastia administrative court on November 21 at 2 pm. And to oppose the persecution of wild animals, sign our petition for a radical reform of hunting!
End of a senseless hunt: Ajaccio’s wild boars are saved!
It’s a victory in the Corse-du-Sud region: the massacres have been suspended. While the prefecture invoked events that occurred last spring to “justify” its decree authorizing unlimited slaughter, the Bastia judge recognized that the wild boars were not dangerous. Our request highlights the irreversible effects of administrative beat hunts on these animals, who are already victims of hunting for much of the year.
Thousands of wild boars victims of explosive shooting during beat hunts
The judge in Marseilles refused to stop the unlimited slaughter of wild boars in the Hautes-Alpes region: in his view, there is no emergency. We’ve learned at the hearing that this practice is not just “annual”, but permanent. As the decree will remain in force for years to come, its annulment is of decisive importance in saving many animals: we’re giving up nothing and will be present in court for the hearing on the merits next year!