He had been warned, but upon entering the garage doors, a scene of horror awaits the investigator from the Society for the Protection of Animals (SPA).
Among the trash bags and trash, his eye is immediately drawn to a dead cat.
Or rather what's left of it: a few bones, a skull, a little fur and a still intact tail.
“This is pure cannibalism,” observes Clément, 30, systematically taking photos on his cell phone to support his case.
This Monday morning, he was sent urgently to Beuvraignes (Somme), a village bordering Oise, where a curator sounded the alarm.
In this small house, dozens of cats were locked up a month ago, in a garage, after the owner of the place was interned in a psychiatric hospital in Amiens (Somme).
His nephew had to take care of it.
But according to the first findings carried out by the SPA investigator, this is not the case.
Sick cats, a mare without water
“I saw at least three corpses, maybe four,” he continues.
But as we lift the covers, I'm sure we'll find more.
» Stuck in total darkness, without water or food, the felines would have devoured each other.
“Hunger fueled tensions, they had to fight and the most vulnerable were killed,” says Clément.
Those who survived this isolation are stunted, “probably sick”.
Around fifteen cats were counted by the volunteer investigator.
In addition to the cats, a mare was found without water on the grounds.
In the garden, around ten chickens and a mare with patchy hair, locked in a pasture.
“But she doesn’t have any water?”
How long has it been since she last drank,” Clément asks, while continuing to take notes.
A complaint was filed against X for serious abuse and abandonment with the Roye gendarmerie (Somme).
After requisition by the Amiens prosecutor, the animals were seized and placed in various shelters in the region.
An investigation will be carried out.