Question 34844 — animals

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Mr. Cédric Villani questions the Minister of Agriculture and Food on the financing of operations to remove mistreated animals. The human and economic difficulties of breeders, linked to the agricultural crisis, must not obscure the distress of many animals. On some farms, animals are neglected, deprived of sufficient food or kept in very poor conditions. Since 2019, the establishment of departmental units to fight against mistreatment, led by the services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, has made it possible to anticipate and reduce the number of these situations of human and animal distress. However, many animals must still be removed by state services and temporarily entrusted to animal protection organizations, while a decision is obtained. judicial ruling on the future of these animals. However, the legal procedure is taking longer and longer, so that the costs of custody of animals, payable by their owner, can reach significant sums, well above the economic value of the animals. Thus, these procedures often worsen the economic situation of breeders and put animal protection organizations in difficulty. since they must bear alone the costs of looking after the animals entrusted to them by the authorities. The 2016-2020 animal welfare strategy, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, plans to “ensure sustainable financing for animal removal and placement operations”. He therefore asks whether public funding or reduction of animal treatment times are to be implemented. the study.

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