Le Figaro Nantes
If the fall of this story remains more joyful than that of this professional who found her sheep dead in a Roma camp, it nevertheless testifies to the incessant thefts faced by the breeders of Loire-Atlantique.
On Wednesday, the department's gendarmes carried out an administrative check in the surroundings of Nantes.
During this operation,
“a one-month-old lamb was discovered in a caravan
,” the group communicated on its social networks, in a message accompanied by touching images showing the animal, approximately one month old.
Without saying more due to the ongoing investigation, the Loire-Atlantique gendarmerie clarified that the future sheep had been named
“Bleuette”
echoing the blue color associated with their profession.
The same day, he was finally
“handed over to breeders to find his home”
.
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Its owner is still wanted
"He is doing very well. We recovered it the same day, Wednesday,”
a representative of the collective of pillaged breeders of Loire-Atlantique
told Le
Figaro .
However, as the animal was not identified, its owner was not found.
“We are waiting to see if a report of sheep theft comes to light”
.
Since January 1, according to the collective created five years ago, 35 sheep have already been reported stolen.
“Our WhatsApp group is very active at the moment
,” continues one of the two co-founders.
The breeders who make it up do not hesitate to provide information when they observe individuals prowling around their homes at night.
Does this mean that break-ins or attempts are increasing?
“We are better equipped with cameras, we see them more easily than before
. ”
In any case, the disappearances are not decreasing.
Enough to bore those who have suffered these inconveniences for several years:
“we always find them in the same place”
.
Some figures on sheep thefts recorded by the “Collective of pillaged breeders of Loire-Atlantique”
2019: 650 sheep stolen with complaints filed.
2020: 350 sheep stolen (for 40 incidents).
2021: 220 sheep stolen (for 30 incidents).
2022: 190 sheep stolen (for 25 incidents).
2023: 450 sheep stolen (for 45 incidents).
“These figures are below reality because many owners do not file a complaint in the event of theft
,” specify the breeders.