Incitement to poach wolves: Coordination Rurale 87 has gone too far!
On July 26, the Coordination Rurale de Haute-Vienne (CR 87) syndicate shamelessly announced that it would be offering 1,000 euros to anyone bringing in dead wolves. An incitement to commit offenses against a protected species. For every animal killed, we will take legal action against the shooters and this lobby for complicity.
We have served formal notice on the syndicate, asking it to withdraw its publications and reminding it of the penalties incurred. We have also asked the prefecture to take a stand and not allow illegality to take root on its territory.
A farmer’s lobby with a track record
Back in 2021, this group proclaimed loud and clear: “In Haute-Vienne, we have lead and poison, and we’ll manage this ourselves!” But in France, incitement to poaching is punishable only if it is followed by action… The opponents can therefore continue to parade around and incite people to commit crimes, as they have just done.
These activists are no strangers to intimidation. Last October, when our activists were running an awareness-raising stand in Limoges to inform the public about wolves, the CR 87 called for a demonstration to ban our educational action. So freedom of expression only exists for anti-wolf breeders.
Financial aid isn’t enough: they want the wolves to die!
Let’s not forget that these same farmers already receive public funding to buy and install protection for their flocks (which is highly effective if installed). And who cares if they don’t do it properly, they’re still compensated.
Opposition is so strong in this department that a campaign to slaughter stray dogs was even launched in May, proof that the authorities are prepared to do anything rather than impose this effective means of healthy and sustainable cohabitation. We immediately attacked the decree, which was repealed before the hearing at the Limoges administrative court.
For every wolf illegally killed, we will not hesitate to take the poachers and the Coordination Rurale to court. We would also point out that, while the latter promises 1,000 euros for each corpse, the law guarantees up to three years’ imprisonment and a 150,000 euro fine.