One Voice challenges the plan to fight the animal wandering of the prefect of Reunion

The
metropolitan NGO One Voice has called on the island’s prefect to take
effective measures to combat stray dogs and cats and put an end to
the mass euthanasia of healthy animals.

The
number of animals euthanized is not reduced despite sterilization
campaigns which are renewed every year.

For
the association One Voice, the new sterilization campaigns announced
will be useless if they are not backed by other measures such as the
sustainable management of pet cats and pet dogs, provided by
publicized texts or public awareness.

On
this occasion, One Voice deplores the fact that local associations
for animal protection are not involved in this fight plan, who’s
funding always benefits the same actors.

The
costly study that must be carried out on the causes of strays is
according to the association One Voice totally useless since such
studies have already been carried out in Reunion with the GEVEC
(Veterinary Study Group on stray carnivores). Studies have also been
carried out in Guadeloupe and Martinique where there is a similar
phenomenon or by the World Organization for Animal Health (OEH).

In 2008 the meetings “Animal
and Society” had also listed the factors behind strays and
identified the possibility of releasing the so-called pet dogs once
they are sterilized. A measure that has not been put in place in
Reunion.

One
Voice does not preclude taking this matter to the Administrative
Court.