Rabbit plague in southern France: Mayor posts ragout recipe poster. Animal rights activists react outraged by the campaign.
The rabbits have already eaten the strawberries grown by one farmer and if no action is taken, lettuce, chives or onions will be next in danger, says Mayor Jean-Luc Meissonnier. The mayor said the population of rabbits had grown because the animals were not being hunted sufficiently. Instead of turning the rabbits of Baillargues into ragout, it would be better to catch them and release them back into these regions.