2023-12-07 16:15:53
A few days before the Christmas holidays, the SPA is calling on the French not to give animals to their loved ones. Because giving a dog or a cat on a whim, without having consulted the person who will receive it, is anything but a good idea. “You can’t choose an animal for someone else. It should not be a crush, nor a gift,” insists Catherine Bailleux, head of the Orgeval SPA (Yvelines), at the microphone of BFMTV Wednesday.
“An animal is a living being, it doesn’t really have its place with the other packages. It is not a consumer product,” declared Reha Hutin, president of the 30 Million Friends Foundation, in the columns ofActu. On his websitethe National Confederation for the Defense of Animals (CNDA) indicates that “meeting your future animal is an essential step which will condition harmony and family balance in the years to come”.
An increase in abandonments in 2023
Questioned by BFM, Catherine Bailleux also recalled that the adoption of an animal “must be carefully considered” and should not be imposed because it entails constraints over several years. You must be able to pay veterinary costs, be available to take him out several times a day if it is a dog or manage to have him looked after when you are absent on certain weekends or during holidays. vacation…
Every year, the French abandon nearly 60,000 pets. In the first quarter of 2023, abandonments increased by 15% compared to the same period in 2022. It is important to note that abandoning an animal is considered an act of cruelty by the Penal Code. An act punishable by three years in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros.
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