The tourist country France
France has many magnificent tourist attractions like the Chartres Cathedral, the Dune of Pyla, Palais des Papes, Château de Chambord, Gorge du Verdon, Mont Saint-Michel, Palace of Versailles, Chamonix – Mont Blanc, St. Tropez, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre Museum, Côte d'Azur, Loire Valley Châteaux, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, Provence, the Alsace Villages, Paris, Carcassonne, Brittany, Biarritz, Rocamadour, Prehistoric Cave Paintings in Lascaux, World War One Battlefields, the Nimes Arena and Pont du Guard.
France has also many secrets that very few tourists know about. Before you decide to visit France as a tourist, please take a moment to find out whether this is a country whose economy and values you want to support. They way innocent and defenseless beings are treated tells a lot about a society. These news stories give you some information on how animals are treated in France.
Please note that many of the images in the articles are very graphic.
France has also many secrets that very few tourists know about. Before you decide to visit France as a tourist, please take a moment to find out whether this is a country whose economy and values you want to support. They way innocent and defenseless beings are treated tells a lot about a society. These news stories give you some information on how animals are treated in France.
Please note that many of the images in the articles are very graphic.
NEWS FROM FRANCE
26 May 2015, Express
A female matador, Lea Vicens, fell from her horse at the Feria de Nimes festival in Southern France and was almost killed by the bull. She managed to jump to her feet and cut off the animal’s ears as a sick trophy. During a typical bullfight the bull is attacked with two lances to rip its muscles and to stop it lifting its head for defence. Then the lances are twisted to make sure the bull loses lots of blood. After that brightly coloured harpoon sticks are plunged into its back. Theareafter the bull is made run in circles to make it dizzy and to lose more blood. Then the matador appears and tries to kill the animal with a sword. If he matador misses an executioner tries to stab the bull to death by severing its spinal cord. If he’s unskilled the bull is still alive when dragged out of the arena causing extreme pain for the animal.
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22 January 2015, The Guardian
France is the biggest producer of foie gras, a luxury food product made of the liver of a duck or a goose that has been specially fattened and diseased by force-feeding (gavage). The force-feeding is usually done by pushing a tube down the bird's throat and pumping a grain mix into the bird’s stomac. The birds are often kept in cages so small that they can hardly move and many of them suffer from injuries and sickness. The birds show signifant signs of distress from the force-feeding and the general conditions they are kept in.
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17 November 2014, The Telegraph
In France, wild boars are ”hunted” by releasing them into enclosures and setting Argentinian hunting dogs loose to chase them and kill them. This utterly cruel ”pastime” is becoming more and more popular, particularly among young people. Hunting with dogs is banned in most European countries, but in France it’s still allowed, as is bullfighting. Also the hunting dogs in France are often treated very badly.
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In France, wild boars are ”hunted” by releasing them into enclosures and setting Argentinian hunting dogs loose to chase them and kill them. This utterly cruel ”pastime” is becoming more and more popular, particularly among young people. Hunting with dogs is banned in most European countries, but in France it’s still allowed, as is bullfighting. Also the hunting dogs in France are often treated very badly.
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21 September 2012, BBC
France is one of the countries where torturing animals to death is considered to be an art form. More than 1,000 bulls are killed annually in bullfights in France. This extremely cruel blood ”sport” is particularly popular in the Nimes and Arles areas.
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France is one of the countries where torturing animals to death is considered to be an art form. More than 1,000 bulls are killed annually in bullfights in France. This extremely cruel blood ”sport” is particularly popular in the Nimes and Arles areas.
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19 October 2005, National Geographic
On the French-controlled island of Réunion live dogs and cats are being used as shark bait. Multiple hooks are sunk deep into their paws and snouts and they are thrown in the water. There are about 150,000 stray dogs on Réunion, and they are viewed as vermin.
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On the French-controlled island of Réunion live dogs and cats are being used as shark bait. Multiple hooks are sunk deep into their paws and snouts and they are thrown in the water. There are about 150,000 stray dogs on Réunion, and they are viewed as vermin.
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