The images are shocking. We see young deer tied up and held upside down then bled, using a knife, above a plastic container which fills with blood. The deer still seem conscious judging by their frenzied movements. The video was filmed on December 5 on a farm in the town of Courbeveille, south of Laval (Mayenne).
This is the animal rights association. L214known for its investigations aimed at denouncing certain industrial practices, which revealed Tuesday evening. She announced that she had filed a complaint for mistreatment by professionals. She demands from the prefect of Mayenne “the immediate cessation of slaughtering activity” on this farm.
“Medieval practices”
The images broadcast show the intervention of two men holding the young deer. They are indeed stunned, with what appears to be a piercing rod gun, before being slit in the same room. The facilities seem outdated and basic. L214 deplores “medieval practices”. “How can we justify the veterinary services which, once again, allow intolerable practices to take place? » asks Sébastien Arsac, spokesperson for L214.
In France, deer meat is mainly consumed during the end-of-year celebrations. This is most often meat from brocket, a deer less than 18 months old, whose taste is considered less strong by consumers.
Requested by 20 minutesthe Courbeveille breeding did not respond.