The animal was less dangerous than advertised. Gendarmes from Ille-sur-Têt (Pyrénées-Orientales) were called to capture a panther and found themselves in front of a… stuffed animal.
The gendarmerie explains on Facebook that the story happened Tuesday in the middle of the afternoon. The alleged animal was seen on the edge of a river. “Without wasting time, a crew is dispatched to the scene and thanks to a perfect knowledge of the terrain and the local fauna the investigation is quickly carried out. "
"The animal is quickly located and is rather accommodating," she adds ironically. She recalls that the owner can "always come forward to the local gendarmerie".
