TESTIMONIAL EUROPE 1
Sylvie remembers precisely when she saw the beast on Wednesday. "She came downstairs, she was in my kitchen, then she was on the stairs, my daughter saw her face to face, she wanted to go back to my house." She is the black panther who wandered on the roofs of Armentieres in the north, before being captured by firefighters. Many videos and photos of the feline have been posted on social networks.
Imagine you are quiet at your house in Armentieres and there a black panther passes by your window. pic.twitter.com/fdQubGyvRZ
- Victor Lefranc (@VictorLefranc) September 19, 2019"She was not naughty, I could push her head" to prevent it from returning, tells Sylvie again at the microphone of Europe 1. Remains that an animal of this size in the Lille agglomeration has enough "scare anyway". Sylvie called the fire department. "They did not believe me, I told them to move their ass and then they came and put it in a cage." A firefighting veterinarian asleep the panther with a hypodermic rifle equipped with anesthetic darts, before entrusting it to the Northern League for the Protection of Animals (LPA).
"I do not understand how people can have this at home"
The association has since communicated on the age of the animal, which is between "five and six months", and on his state of health. "He is doing well now and will soon be leaving the LPA," she said without further details. One question remains: that of the owner of the panther, still sought after having fled precipitately through the window at the arrival of help. "An investigation is in progress", explained the prefecture to AFP.
It is of course illegal to own a wild animal like a panther in France. For Sylvie, misunderstanding is great. "I do not understand how people can have this at home, especially with kids around, they are irresponsible."