Memphis: another horse who is a victim of hunting
Around 45 million lives are stolen every year due to various types of hunting. And this is only the tip of the iceberg: added to all of these animals voluntarily killed are those who are poached and those who are injured and killed “by accident”. The most recent example to date: Memphis. This 23-year-old horse was grazing peacefully in his field in Charente when he was killed by a bullet. Unsurprisingly, the investigation was dismissed…
Hunting: a constant danger for all animals… and humans
9 December 2023 could have been an ordinary day for Memphis and his family… but hunters decided otherwise. On that day, the bay-coloured horse was found dead in his field, lying in a pool of blood, a deep wound on his side. His autopsy revealed that the injuries had been caused by a bullet. A coincidence? A hunt had taken place on the same day in close proximity to the field…
Faced with suspicion, hunters obviously outright denied it… And even threatened the whistleblower. “The police have no evidence, and neither do you, so it wasn’t us!” […] When you are dead, you’ll stop being a pain in our arse”. Nothing less…
Faced with these tragedies, we are launching an appeal to the authorities!
Far from being an isolated example, this death is added to the long list of all domestic animals who are victims of this cruel practice. Cats and dogs of course, mutilated by traps set in forests, like Snooky or Cooper, but also many horses: from Connemara to Olympe and also New Song, all of them have been slain by “accidental” bullets; the threatening and armed men who were practising their weekly hobby obviously have nothing to do with it…
While the investigation to find those responsible has been closed with no further action, we are appealing to the mayor: after such a tragedy, it is about time that this deadly hobby is banned in the areas close to homes and pastures. To put an end to these tragedies, sign our petitions for a radical reform of hunting and for horses to benefit from domestic animal status!