Free-ranging animal tamed by the inhabitants of Villars-Saint-Georges was killed by a wolf scout commissioned by the prefecture. “We could approach it from a few meters away, the children were delighted”, underlines a local resident.
A deer probably escaped from an enclosure, which no owner ever claimed and which met a tragic death this week. The prefecture confirmed: “The mayor of the town reported the presence of this deer. According to what he told state services, the animal caused nuisance and cattle wandering on the roads.” The services of the departmental territorial management were contacted and assigned a wolf Scout to kill the deer. The slaughter triggered anger and dismay among the residents of the area. One of these residents wrote a letter to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and her message was shared by hundreds of users on Facebook. The man carried out reconnaissance before carrying out the shooting, as told by the local resident who made the report. ‘The wolf scouts came to kill him on the orders of the prefect. »