An investigation was opened Monday August 17 by the prosecutor of Roanne (Loire) following mysterious organ harvesting from a horse that died three days ago, AFP learned from a judicial source, after other similar cases in other departments.
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Died of natural causes on Friday, the animal had since been stored in a meadow in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand, in the north of the Loire, with a view to being sent to rendering. Monday morning, his owner discovered that he had been mutilated during the night, with an ear cut off, an eye removed and his nose cut, according to the same source confirming information from the regional daily Le Progrès .
Investigation for " theft and concealment of animal organs "
Warned of this post mortem sample, the Loire gendarmerie opened an investigation for " theft and concealment of animal organs " in an attempt to identify the perpetrator (s). " The gendarmes have made the connection between this case and fifteen cases of mysterious acts of torture and mutilation of living horses across France in recent weeks, " the Roanne prosecutor's office told AFP.
Investigations that benefit from the support of the Central Office for the Fight against Attacks on the Environment and Public Health (OCLAESP), in support of the local brigades, which will also follow the evolution of the Loire affair, specifies are we on the side of the investigators.
In the Jura, an investigation has also just been opened after the discovery of a mare found dead and mutilated on Friday. Other similar facts occurred in the Somme and Puy-de-Dôme in particular, where investigations are underway.
