In Colmar, the emotion is quite strong.
Schmoutzi, a giant rabbit from Flanders weighing 8 kg, mascot of the Alsatian town's Easter market, disappeared overnight from Friday to Saturday.
The mayor, Eric Straumann, announced that he had filed a complaint.
"Schmoutzi, which means" little kiss "in Alsatian, was stolen last night, despite the presence of a guard," lamented the mayor on his Facebook page on Saturday.
Photo in support, Eric Straumann warned that a "new specimen" was made available by a breeder on the market, "for the pleasure of young and old", but Internet users did not fail to notice that he didn't "really have the same size".
Worried about his health
The breeder of the missing animal is worried about its health.
“Even if he doesn't end up in the pot, he is very likely not to survive more than a few days.
If the thief or thieves wish to take care of it, they will think that carrots, for example, will please him, he will eat them but it will kill him!
“, he declared to the regional daily Alsace.
"A precise diet is necessary, with alfalfa pellets, corn, wheat, soybeans and a light water intake," he said.
Less imposing than the Christmas market, the Colmar Easter market welcomes 70 exhibitors for three weeks, as well as a farm in town with birds, hens, ducks, sheep and rabbits of course.
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