House of horror in Alrance in Aveyron: the two defendants tried at the Millau court on Thursday February 15

Des chiens amaigris ont été récupérés par le refuge. SPA de Rodez – Capture FB

A little over a year ago, the Rodez SPA and the gendarmes came to the rescue of abandoned animals in the town of Alrance. This Thursday, February 15, the defendants will be heard by the judges of the Millau local court.

A dozen dogs left to their own devices, a goat with a broken leg, a pig running free, cats wandering around in a dwelling where & quot;mud and excrement over 5 to 10 centimeters". A true house of horror.

At the request of the public prosecutor, on January 13 and 14, 2023, gendarmerie teams from Salles-Curan and Vezins as well as the Rodez SPA had observed, on an estate in the commune of ;Alrance, the situation of animals abandoned in an unsanitary house. Some were in critical health condition, like a Great Dane who weighed only 20 kg instead of the usual 70 kg for his age.

Detention of corpse, abandonment, mistreatment

The alleged facts are numerous. This Thursday, February 15, the Millau local court will hear the accused and pronounce its decision on the accusations of ' "voluntary abandonment of a domestic animal, possession of corpse or part of the corpse of an animal, possession of an unidentified dog over 4 months old and possession of an unidentified cat over 7 months old. For one of the accused, added to the list of facts of "threat of crime or misdemeanor against persons or property against a person responsible for a public service mission".

The commune of Alrance would have, on multiple occasions, reported the area before the intervention of the gendarmerie and the refuge. Contacted, the town hall service did not wish to answer our questions. "The case is closed. I won't come back to this kind of story because it didn't bring publicity to the town."

An open-air dump

A discovery which sparked numerous reactions on social networks. Particularly on the Facebook page of the SPA of Rodez which had shared a video of the premises. The extract, two minutes long, had more than 11,000 views and garnered 119 comments of indignation: "What a horror !", "Outrageous!" or "Poor beasts".

We discovered frightened and emaciated dogs barking relentlessly on a field. Among the ten canines found, some were locked in enclosures where daylight slipped through with difficulty in fine spaces. The dogs struggled, as best they could, to cohabit in a green space that had become an open-air dump where animals were piled up. among other things — television, car bumpers and rusty metal barrels.

Animal abandonment: SPA figures

In 2023, the 64 shelters and SPA Houses were closed. saturated due, in particular, to a decrease in adoptions (-1.5%) and an ever-increasing number of animals collected (+1 .5%). In total, 44,844 abandoned or mistreated animals were rescued. supported. Among them: 28,652 cats, 13,124 dogs and 3,068 NAC (new pets), equines and farm animals.
As for adoptions, 40,587 residents including 25,228 cats and 12,476 dogs, were adopted. welcomed into a new home as part of responsible adoption. The return rate remains low after adoption. the SPA and fell again increasing from 3.9% in 2022 à 3.2% in 2023.

"What they appreciated above all was all the caresses"

As of January 15, 2023, the day after the discovery, the shelter published a new video on its Facebook page to provide the first news of its new residents. "They all settled very quickly into the baskets that we prepared with warm and cozy duvets. They were able to benefit from heating, good kibble and clean, fresh water. What they appreciated above all were all the caresses and tender moments that we shared for their first night at the shelter […] We discovered wonderful dogs […] who never ;#39;have absolutely no resentment towards humans despite the ordeal and the cruelty to which they have been victims."

The director of the Rodez SPA, Jean-Pierre Blanc, became a civil party by filing a complaint after the discovery. He indicated at the time of the events that the owners of the premises "had left for several days". The two defendants were thus absent when the animals were recovered and brought to the Ruthenian shelter for treatment.

Despite our multiple requests, the Rodez SPA remains unreachable. It is therefore impossible, to date, to know the evolution of the state of health of the animals collected since the events. I subscribe to read more