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Animal abuse: a convicted Auffargis farmer can no longer practice

2022-04-11T15:17:50.053Z


He received a six-month suspended prison sentence, as well as a ban on keeping an animal or having a related professional activity.


Four years of legal battle, and the case may not be definitively buried… This Monday, the Versailles court found guilty of animal abuse a farmer living in Auffargis, in the south of Yvelines.

The one who had 93 undernourished cattle removed, in critical condition, will not recover them.

These are definitively handed over to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which had gradually saved them between 2018 and 2019 after several seizures ordered by the departmental services.

The sexagenarian is sentenced to six years in prison, suspended, can no longer own an animal personally or professionally, nor exercise in connection with an animal for a period of five years.

He must also pay 15,000 euros for criminal offenses, and pay 8,000 euros in unpaid cumulative fines.

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“I am very happy with this decision because five years is the maximum period for the prohibition to exercise, how one of the civil parties, ex-associate of the condemned.

It's normal that someone who let his animals die in these conditions can no longer own them.

This kind of person lends the flank to all attacks, it is the black sheep of agriculture.

I don't understand, with all the bodies we found, why we let him continue to sell his products in his shop.

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“My animals have never been hungry”

According to an apprentice at the time who had been interviewed, the situation had deteriorated in September 2016. “The cows were no longer producing milk, she explained.

When they were dead they could remain several days in a state of decomposition.

“ Alerted in June 2017, the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations (DDPP) of Yvelines had noted numerous problems in the exploitation and issued several formal notices, then drew up more than 190 fines.

Until the end, the operator of the Ferme des 4 étoiles defended his positions: "My animals were never hungry, I fed them with hay and potatoes," he told the hearing. from March 8th.

The court was not convinced.

There are many proofs and testimonies to attest to the deplorable living conditions of his cows, corpses regularly strewing his land, and his administrative shortcomings.

"This decision is to put him out of harm's way"

The Brigitte Bardot Foundation and the L214 association had also joined as civil parties.

“We are satisfied, in particular with the additional sentence which makes it possible to ensure the safety of the animals, reacts the lawyer of L214, Me Caroline Lanty.

We will be at the appeal hearing!

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Because if this information has not been confirmed by the defence, everything suggests that the farmer from Auffargis will oppose this decision.

“The penalty is heavy and is commensurate with the damage suffered by the animals, adds Me Karine Martin-Staudohar on the side of the civil parties.

This decision is to put him out of harm's way.

But he will appeal otherwise he risks closing up shop.

If he can no longer use animals he can no longer exercise.

He has ten days for this.

Source: leparis

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