They lived in captivity in irregular conditions. 56 animals, including felines, monkeys and birds, were recovered from a refuge located in Espiet near Libourne in Gironde. On January 18 and 19, the gendarmes intervened in this private animal park as part of a judicial investigation opened by the Libourne prosecutor’s office, they indicate. on their Facebook page. After a report in October 2021, an investigation had been launched “for acts of irregular exploitation of an establishment holding non-domestic animals. »
According to the Resistance, it was the death of a tiger that gave rise to this report.
A lack of financial means?
The operation on the site was carried out jointly with the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB) and the veterinary services. The 56 animals were seized by the courts before being entrusted to suitable structures in Gironde but also in Eure-et-Loir. According to the weekly, the animals were not victims of willful mistreatment but “they were not fed or housed appropriately, probably for lack of financial means. »