Are Crumble, Baroness, Biba, Ukraine and Rapido exploited? Are the little horses of the Bois de Vincennes really used "under the guise of ecology" for agricultural work that would in fact be "worthy of the nineteenth century"? This is what the activists of PAZ (Paris animaux zoopolis), the association that deals with animal suffering on the Parisian territory, say.
Wednesday, the controversy was invited under the windows of the town hall of the twelfth - the Bois de Vincennes is attached to the district. Amandine Sanvisens, co-founder of PAZ, flanked by a dozen animal defenders, arrived with leaflets, a megaphone and banners.
At the City, we denounce "outrageous remarks" of PAZ. Christophe Najdovski, Anne Hidalgo's deputy (PS) in charge of the animal condition, who erected, in July 2021, a "Welfare Horse" charter adopted by the Paris Council, recalls that "the presence of three draft horses in the Bois de Vincennes, treated with the greatest care and respect, is part of a logic of valuing the symbiotic and millennial relationship between man and horse. "
At City Hall, they even insist: "The horses have several daily breaks. Every weekend they are completely resting in a meadow. And enjoy several weeks a year of total rest in Seine-et-Marne. As well as a "peaceful" retirement with associations or individuals. But PAZ doesn't go out of style: "Equines are neither toys nor agricultural tools."