We can hardly believe this story before seeing the photos.
In Pleumeur-Bodou, in the Côtes d'Armor, several gulls were nevertheless the victims of unthinkable acts of cruelty.
Alerted by residents of the nearby campsite, volunteers from the Bird Protection League's rescue center discovered three gulls pierced by skewers and a dart.
“When we were told this the first time, we had doubts.
But the photos and our observations are clear.
We are talking about skewers, ”testifies bitterly Romain Morinière, manager of the Ile Grande LPO station.
For now, neither he nor his volunteers can intervene. “Not while the birds are able to fly. It's impossible to capture them, ”he explains. At the conservation center, however, we are worried about the fate of the three gulls, a species common in Brittany but nevertheless protected. “We can fear infections or food discomfort. We do not know how the injuries will evolve, ”continues the member of the LPO.
Many questions arise after the discovery of the three injured birds and many witnesses wonder about the identity of the perpetrators of these acts of cruelty.
But also on the way in which these projectiles were able to reach the animals, going so far as to perforate their chest.
The head of the LPO sent a report to the French Biodiversity Office and recalls that these acts of cruelty to animals are punishable by a hefty fine.
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