One Voice will plead at the Nantes Correctional Court on 20th February 2018 at 8:30 am and again at 2 pm, for two trials against humans who have committed violence towards animals.
Acts of cruelty towards a young bitch
Last year, 13-month-old Teky was freed from the yoke of her violent human, following an offence (February 4th, 2017). Shouting, hanging by the leash, repeated kicking, all before being dragged for several meters behind a bike and in front of a witness! He tried to minimize his actions and showed no awareness of his cruelty.
One Voice complained about acts of cruelty to a domestic animal, and will also intervene on behalf of the SPA44 that took care of the cross-bred Spaniel-Papillon. The hearing is scheduled at 8:30 am, and the case is argued by Agathe Halkovich.
Acts of a zoophilic nature towards a heifer
On October 18th 2017, alerted by his dog, the owner of a dairy farm surprised a convicted offender who had sex with a three-month-old heifer. She was in a state of great vulnerability, trapped in the barn without her mother or anyone to protect her.
In this case, the animal has not been treated as a real victim: no visit to a veterinarian to assess the lesions and accredit the thesis of sexual abuse ... We do not even know his name. Here, all the ambiguity of the status of the animal is recognized, which is recognized as a sentient being while remaining considered as an object. The suspect denies the facts. His belt had been found on the farm some time before.
One Voice filed a complaint against the individual. The hearing will take place at 2.00 pm, and the case is argued by a legal professional Arielle Moreau.
Muriel Arnal, president and founder of One Voice says:
"Today, the civil code states that animals are sentient beings, yet before the law they remain objects, and we see an upsurge of violence against them. Property, products, their well-being is flouted and also their ability to suffer, to feel emotions, is denied or even minimized. This is why for seven years, the One Voice Zoé Cell, both a legal entity, investigative and rescuer, is fighting to fight against the trivialization of cruelty and not let these crimes go unpunished."
