Should we kill foxes? The administrative court of Rouen (Seine-Maritime) validated on August 20 the prefectural decree requesting the slaughter of 1,430 of these mammals. A means of "proceeding to the regulation" of the species. "The fox sees its population grow in the department of Seine-Maritime in a significant proportion" , estimated the judge. “The protection of human and animal health, the preservation of fauna such as small game, even though this game is also hunted by man, and the prevention of damage to farms (…) constitute as many 'public interests whose existence is sufficiently justified in the present case',according to the magistrate. This appeal was filed by the association for the defense of the animal cause One Voice. Two other requests for interim relief against this prefectural decree, one brought by four associations, including the Ligue de protection des oiseaux (LPO) of Normandy, the other by One Life, will be examined in early September. In
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