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After positioning himself in favor of "trapping" cats when they are more than 300 meters from a house during a live broadcast on Facebook, the president of the federation of hunters, Willy Schraen, attracted the wrath of many Internet users. A reaction that the main stakeholder expected when he made his statement.

" We must find a solution "

"We are blamed for hunting, we are blamed for bullfighting, we are blamed for fighting cocks, we are blamed for a lot of things so now, if we trap cats, I'm not telling you what it's going to look like", confided Willy Schraen just after mentioning the idea of ​​catching cats via a device. According to the president of the federation of hunters, this measure would be useful to protect biodiversity.

"A while ago, we will end up having to act on the cat." The cat kills [...] many more animals than hunters, it's not even to compare. We must find a solution, "he said during the live broadcast on the page of the magazine Chassons.com, on May 4.

Interesting. The president of the national federation of hunters proposes to trap the domestic cats which move away more than 300 meters from the dwellings. https://t.co/qhrJvcKxM6

- Hugo Clément (@hugoclement) May 6, 2020

Lynching on social networks

This intervention was then shared by journalist Hugo Clément on his social networks, three days later. “Certainly cats are a problem for certain species of birds. This is why the associations ask to limit their number by massively sterilizing them, ”commented the journalist. "But putting the decline in biodiversity on the backs of cats is particularly funny coming from the human species," he added.

how can you throw your hatred on animals so close to humans? you should consult @WillySchraen
ps: photo taken @PIERREVERNE 👍 pic.twitter.com/MDWu4aRHIA

- Véronique Kwasniewski (@OUPSI) May 12, 2020

Many insulting comments against Willy Schraen then flooded social networks. One woman even launched a petition to have him “punished for his words”. However, some biodiversity protection associations, like the Bird Protection League (LPO), also highlight the large number of animals killed by these small predators and their environmental impact.

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