Henry-Jean Servat, in July 2020 -

Jacques BENAROCH / SIPA

  • Henry-Jean Servat, member of the Animalist Party, was elected in Nice on Christian Estrosi's list.

  • Municipal councilor in charge of animal protection, he is also in charge of cinema.

Social chronicler, writer and now city councilor.

Henry-Jean Servat, member of the animalist party and "close friend" of Laura Tenoudji-Estrosi has joined the team of the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, where he will be in charge throughout this mandate of files relating to animal protection but also in the cinema.

This is your first political term.

What motivated you?

I am overwhelmed by distress and by animal suffering.

That makes me sick.

Really.

I have done lots of things in my life, watching TV, books, documentaries… but I would like to leave something more: to have done something good for animals.

It really is the cause of my life.

And I came to Nice at the call of Christian Estrosi just for that.

So that we make Nice an exemplary city, irreproachable and worthy for animals.

I did not come here for politics.

What could be your first actions?

I would really like us to continue to work on the sterilization of cats on a massive scale.

I also want to ensure that sick people who are going to be hospitalized can come home with their dog or cat.

A development project has already been launched with the Pompidou Institute in Nice.

I would also like to work with the structures of the CCAS.

Also to develop special homes that could accommodate the homeless with their animals.

I also asked the mayor to think about opening a second accessible beach.

Is the sterilization of gull eggs as practiced in Nice compatible with your vision of the defense of animals?

The idea is to avoid their proliferation.

There is no question of eradicating the species.

But there is a real nuisance problem and it must be taken care of.

Henry-Jean Servat, here with the Nice actress Michele Mercier, in July 2020 - Jacques BENAROCH / SIPA

You are also a sub-delegate to the cinema.

Does your address book promise many events?

I have lots of ideas.

In particular, I would like us to be able to pay tribute to Luis Mariano, but also to the great Niçois, Mylène Demongeot, Michelle Mercier and many others.

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