Lechmee, Mina and Kamala exhibited in the streets, One Voice sues for ill-treatment

We file a complaint for mistreatment (which is added to the previous complaint in progress), and ask the Prefecture for their withdrawal from the circus.

A van precedes them, music plays at full volume. Announcements are made into the microphone, thundering through empty streets, the rest of the circus troop distributing leaflets for the evening performance, dancing and parading, insensitive to the distress of the three elephants.

Lechmee has a disabled foot, she is also blind. She only travels with her two companions, and Mina even helps her to feed herself as her health is worrying. According to the texts (the decree says "circuses" from the 18th of March 2011); Lechmee should have been for a long time now in a sanctuary. Together, the elephants have accumulated more than 120 years of captivity! On all our videos, we can see that they have developed strong stereotypes.

They will do several hundred kilometres on the roads in the coming weeks. However, after Diana's death last weekend on a Spanish road, and Maya's damning report about her health, pointing to her advanced age as a reason for retiring her from the circus, these are two strong signals ... Just yesterday we sent a letter to the Ministry of Ecology, calling on him to free the elephants from the circuses.

We had already initiated a specific procedure for these three elderly elephants. The complaint has been under investigation for several months. It's endless. For Lechmee, Mina and Kamala, it must be an eternity. Following the parade filmed today we add another complaint for ill-treatment to the Prosecutor of Epinal, with an application for the seizure of three elephants.

We send immediately in parallel, a letter to the Prosecutor of Epinal with a request for withdrawal of this circus, and a copy to the Ministry of Ecological and Supportive Transition. The state is responsible for the welfare of captive wild animals on their territory. The Prefecture must guarantee that they are well treated. This parade is the proof - if it needed yet another - which this is not the case.

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Je suis horrifiée et bouleversée car ces pauvres éléphants n'ont pas à marcher dans les villes pour attirer je suppose, des personnes et enfants susceptibles d'assister à leurs numéros immondes et honteux avec des animaux. La mort de cette pauvre "DIANA" n'a pas suffit à éveiller les consciences et à dire NON DEFINITIVEMENT aux cirques avec des animaux, mais je suis certaine et reste convaincue que la présence des animaux sauvages et domestiques ne sera bientôt plus qu'un lointain et très mauvais souvenir étant donné la pression des associations de protection animale ainsi que tous les défenseurs des animaux qui ne cessent et ne cessent d'informer la population de la sensibiliser quant à la misérable vie et conditions de détention de tous ces merveilleux animaux qui ne sont en rien "des objets de distraction, d'amusement, des marchandises ou des meubles" mais tous DES ETRES VIVANTS comme nous, DES ETRES TRES INTELLIGENTS, SENSIBLES ET EMOTIONNELS comme nous qui méritent tous le même respect et considération que les humains. Je ne comprends vraiment pas ce manque cruel de sensibilité, de respect total, de considération et d'empathie des membres de ce gouvernement qui semblent rester indifférents devant autant D EXPLOITATIONS HONTEUSES ET SCANDALEUSES des animaux dont ici des animaux sauvages. MR Macron a t il un coeur ? une sensibilité ? une conscience et morale ? pour continuer d'ignorer ainsi la grande et véritable profonde souffrance des animaux sauvages dans les cirques ? comment peut il estimer que des animaux sauvages soient à leurs places dans des cirques ? Cela relève de l'impensable, de l'intolérable, et d'un manque de respect total des animaux ce qui est très grave et inquiétant pour un pays comme la France qui se dit "civilisé et grand"..............
MERCI INFINIMENT A ONE VOICE pour ne pas lâcher et continuer fermement ce tel noble combat afin de libérer définitivement tous les animaux sauvages des cirques français.