An ecological disaster concerning the liberation of the minks of Montarlot
On the night of March 21st to 22nd 2019, the mink farm located in Montarlot-lès-Rioz was the scene of a disaster for French biodiversity and for these animals themselves. The opening of the cages was in fact orhcristrated by people who had not taken into account the wrong they were doing. These cruel and polluting farms must closed indefinitely, it is also the biodiversity that is at stake here.
Muriel Arnal, president and founder of One Voice says:
Double punishment for “released” mink
Mink that had been “released”, those unable to move, were quickly recovered by the breeder. Dozens are still in the nature, in the surrounding areas. Many may starve in the next few days, or be trapped.
This persecution that they will be subjected to is a double punishment for them.
Lastly, the most resistant will settle in the surroundings. The American mink, larger than the European mink, will nibble away at their territory little by little, as is already the case in France. Throughout our continent, European mink are disappearing, their population is constantly decreasing, precisely because of America mink who have escaped from the farms and who have colonized the habitat around the rivers. We have filmed some, proof that the presence of these farms is a danger to nature.
One Voice against the breeding of mink in Montarlot, a long story
One Voice is familiar with the breeding of American mink in Montarlot. And for good reason, the association has campaigned against its opening in 2012 and has repeatedly brought the owner of this business to court. At the end of 2017, One Voice opposed to their expansion.
In One voice’s survey of six French farms, including this one – and in the corresponding report – they thus denounced the living conditions of these mink, who are subjected to permanent stress, crammed into cages, without water for swimming, and killed by gassing (which is far from being painless), but also the pollution that emanates from it. Indeed, the excrement of the mink is very harmful for the environment, which poses serious problems for streams, the ground and the water tables around these farms.
One Voice calls for the closure of all fur farms in France
French representatives of the Fur Free Alliance, an international coalition against fur, One Voice has been calling for the closure of these farms for captive animals, wild animals and wildlife for 20 years. In France, the Ministry of Ecological Transition affirms its commitment to the biodiversity, but refuses to close these farms, unlike Japan and Spain who have decided to close them precisely because of the dangers they pose to the biodiversity.