Justice for fifteen mutilated horses and ponies, five of which died
Between May and August 2025, fifteen horses and ponies were seriously injured in several municipalities in the Seine-Maritime region. Five of them died. A man was arrested for these unbearable acts of cruelty and taken into custody on Monday, August 4. On Friday, September 26, at 1:30 p.m., One Voice will be present at the Le Havre legal tribunal as a civil party to speak out on behalf of these tortured animals.
Equines were victims of bloody lacerations and, in some cases, gouged eyes, blows, and fractures… These attacks of unutterable violence were carried out over three months against no fewer than fifteen horses and ponies near Le Havre. One can hardly imagine their terror and pain when they were attacked in the middle of the night…
It was following a final tragedy in Saint-Martin-du-Manoir, where the body of a horse was found lying in a pool of blood while four of their companions had been injured, that a man was finally arrested. He had already been in trouble with the law in the past and was now charged with seven assaults, including that of a horse belonging to his girlfriend, which was among the animals killed.
For real protection of horses and ponies
This outburst of violence is a cruel reminder of how little respect is shown to equines. When they are not forced to participate in grueling sporting events, bullfights, or hunts, or pulling carriages filled with tourists in sweltering heat, they risk ending up on laboratory benches to undergo all kinds of experiments. A life of exploitation that leads many of them to the slaughterhouse…
We refuse to allow these animals to continue to endure such treatment, which is in addition to the abuse that some humans do not hesitate to inflict on them themselves. These hateful acts against animals must be recognized in all their gravity, but also in their connection to violence against humans.
On September 26, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., we will be present at the Le Havre legal tribunal as a civil party to defend the equines killed and injured in the Seine-Maritime region. The perpetrator faces five years in prison and a €75,000 fine. We expect an exemplary verdict. Sign our petition so that horses and ponies can finally enjoy the protective status of pet.