Haute-Savoie: the premises of an environmental NGO vandalized

Premises housing the offices of France Nature Environnement (FNE) in Haute-Savoie were vandalized overnight, the association said on Monday May 23, which makes a link between this attack and its position in the case of ibexes suffering from brucellosis. .

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Ten tons of manure were spread overnight from Sunday to Monday on the facades and vehicles parked in front of the building, which houses several organizations, and a huge pile of manure blocks the entrance door of the building, indicates FNE, denouncing a "

" act

and "

" him.

This is the second such attack in less than six months, she said, saying she had become "

" because of her opposition to the indiscriminate slaughter of 170 ibexes in the Bargy massif.

The animals are suspected of being infected with brucellosis, a bacterial disease feared by breeders and therefore likely to contaminate the cows during their summer stay in the mountain pastures in this massif.

But the slaughter measure, ordered in March by the prefect of Haute-Savoie, had been suspended by the administrative court of Grenoble on May 17 following an appeal filed by seven associations including FNE, pending a judgment on the merits.

Following this suspension, the FDSEA of Savoie had expressed its “

” and accused the environmental NGOs of “

”.

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The Peasant Confederation had for its part "

".

The measures to slaughter ibexes had been taken following the appearance in November 2021 of a case of brucellosis on a dairy farm in Saint-Laurent (Haute-Savoie).

The herd of 235 animals had to be completely slaughtered despite strong local mobilization.

The prefecture issued a new decree last week allowing operations to capture ibexes followed by tests and euthanasia for animals that prove positive.