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While Gérald Darmanin announces measures to combat animal abuse, I meet two young women who have made it their forte, at the head of a shelter, “Le gang d’Oupsie”, in Thiberville, Eure. In this piece of countryside west of the Eure, in Thiberville, sheep, poultry, sows and goats coexist peacefully. Pampered by Mélodie and Léna, two selfless young women, these farm animals end their lives here in peace, when they were destined for much sadder destinies. Like Léon the goat abandoned in a field, or these hens left in a pen, or even this sow that had to be killed. Mélodie and Léna know the story of each of them well. This sow lived in a house with a woman who loved her above all else. This lady was terminally ill with cancer and her family told her that if she could not find someone to take care of the sow, she would be euthanized. So this woman called us. We showed her all the space she would have her sow of hers and the lady died the very night we told her we...

On January 16, the Q fever committee offered a webinar on the benefits of vaccination against this disease. The results of numerous studies show that it significantly reduces the incidence of Q fever in herds, down to only 1 to 3%, and that it can generate up to €12,000 in net profit per 100 cows. The impact of Q fever on herds no longer needs to be proven. It is the second cause of infectious abortion in cattle, according to the Q Fever committee, which brings together veterinarians, breeders and, more generally, livestock professionals. Therefore, this committee organized a webinar on January 16 to discuss vaccination and its benefits, in the fight against this little-known zoonosis. “In addition to miscarriages, Q fever also causes stillbirths in calves, delivery of weak animals, retained placenta and reproductive disorders” adds Raphaël Guatteo, veterinarian, professor of bovine medicine at Oniris and member of the Q fever committee. He cites a study of nearly 5,...

From the publisher Published on 01/27/2023 at 14:51 This farm is unfortunately already well known to the city. The buildings have seen (too) many animals. Reported for negligence, the animals had been seized on the spot. Since then the owner, according to the mayor, hasn’t taken in animals anymore. “These issues have been resolved as a result of what happened. I didn’t expect this owner to sell his building. We didn’t go to him to buy this building,” explains Brigitte Aubert. The municipality of Mouscron intends to purchase the neighboring farm from the SPA to create a refuge for wild animals. The goal: to welcome animals that the SPA or the cat’s cocoon cannot take care of. An offer that does not exist in the entity. By Elise Seynaeve Published on 01/27/2023 at 14:55 Second largest city in Picardy Wallonia, Mouscron has just under 60,000 inhabitants. A figure that unfortuna...

Although the birds in our gardens are not aggressive and cute, they are not pets . On the contrary, they are wild animals. These characteristics imply it you shouldn’t make it a habit to feed them all the time . The birds in our gardens need to maintain some independence. It is said that it is necessary to avoid feeding them all the time. Therefore, you can support them, but not always and not always. This is explained by the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO). when to feed the birds in our gardens ? How to do it ? And what kind of food? What is the ideal season to feed birds in our gardens? Feed the birds in our gardens it is a gesture of kindness . However, at the risk of killing them, it should not be done in every case and not in all seasons of the year . What season can we feed birds in our gardens and when not? According to the opinion of the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO), we should only feed the birds in our gardens during the cold seasons ...

Leave their association? “ vs it doesn’t even come to mind. There’s no way! If necessary, waiting to find a home, we will place the animals with friends from right to left waiting to find but we will look for a solution. We have already managed to replace many of our protégés.” Loïc Lemerre, 39, and Sébastien Risso, 36, are at an impasse. The house where they collect their animals has to be sold by their owner and they are looking for a new place to welcome their pets. It was in 2021 that they created the Faune Rescue association, just a few months after setting up their own green space maintenance business. Exo Gardens . Loïc was a carer. Sebastian, cook. The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged their professional life choices. The dream of a refuge “à la Brigitte Bardot” Born in the Var, each in families that already took in injured or abandoned animals, they in turn wanted to take care of the protected young, treat them and have them ado...

It’s a first: a vaccine for honey bees has been licensed in the United States. The goal: to protect insects from bacteria Paenibacillus larvae which decimates the beehives, and consequently the beekeeping industry. vortex perhaps he would see in it an extension of the field of biopolitics. Excuse me vaccines for bees on the other side of the Atlantic, “biopolitics”, a concept developed by Michael Foucault , extends not only to humans, but also to animals? To answer the question, we have to go back to the meaning of this notion in a nutshell. From biological laws to biopolitics At the beginning of his course at the Collège de France on March 17, 1976, Foucault defines biopolitics as “taking into account the life and biological processes of the human species” for power. More precisely, the philosopher identifies an inflection, around the XVIII And century, starting from which life was no longer considered only as a given, but as a political issue. To the...

A Brazilian study evaluated 665 dogs of different breeds and their owners for elements related to aggression. It has been found that social, environmental, physical and morphological factors can significantly influence aggressive behavior. Normally, although scientific evidence is lacking, there is a tendency to think that certain dog breeds may be genetically more aggressive than others, such as pit bulls, rottweilers and Siberian huskies, which are often – and unjustly – singled out as “dangerous” for humans in first place. Establishing a classification based on concrete data is impossible, however according to a new study there are several factors that can significantly influence the probability that a dog is more or less aggressive towards strangers and / or the master. The breed of the dog, as one might expect, has almost nothing to do with it. Among the various factors intervene the behavior of the master, the sex of the latter and that of Fido, th...

With The sun of others we dive into the life of a woman born in the last century, since Rural France . In this postwar campaign, Henriette, who was once predicted to have a career as a teacher, is constraint to reconnect with this peasant environment from which she had distanced herself, under the tutelage of her husband Adrien who decided to abandon his career as a policeman in Germany to return to the village. The whole story of her tells of her regrets born of deep frustration as well as the sufferings suffered by her mother in a detestable environment, in the company of a husband and a small son who weigh her down … ” Adrien is no longer her executioner. For a moment Henriette would almost accuse herself of being too hard on him. The texture of her skin, her voice unravels. Henriette herself will soon, surely, survive only in her memory … Her loneliness makes the widow’s feet icy, her hands frozen. He paralyzes her from shoulders to her heels. Un...

The European Commission has given the green light to the use of cricket powder in food products. Will we eat crickets without knowing it? The green light from the European Commission for a “cricket flour” has led some consumers to fear that they might unknowingly consume it by eating products purchased at the supermarket. But don’t worry: this cricket powder won’t be added to bread or biscuits without notifying the consumer. • What has the European Commission authorized? Eating crickets is nothing new in Europe: in February 2022 the European Commission had already given the go-ahead for the marketing of domestic crickets (from their same name domestic purchased ) in dried, frozen or powdered form for human consumption. What has changed in January 2023 is that it is also possible to market cricket powder in defatted (i.e. reduced fat) form. Brussels has approved the request presented by the Vietnamese company Criquet One, which will be the only one for t...

NEWS. On January 2, 2023, at Paris-Montparnasse station, a woman and her daughter witnessed the death of their cat, which had escaped from its carrier to hide under a TGV. The case was revealed by The Parisian 20 th January. According to our colleague, the tragedy took place despite twenty minutes of negotiations to recover the animal. By refusing the SNCF to delay the departure of the train, the cat Neko was crushed to death in front of the eyes of his mistresses. “ We saw him, running under the train, that’s the last time I saw him alive, he looked me in the eyes, because he must have heard me, he kept running then it was over “He told one of the owners of BFMTV. The 30 million friends foundation filed a complaint on January 23 against the SNCF for “serious abuses and acts of cruelty resulting in the death of an animal”. ” Beyond the abominable cruelty of the facts, the animal was in good standing because his mistresses had paid for a ticket ...

Adorable, curious and affectionate, rabbits are very popular pets, both young and old. And for many people, caring for a rabbit is a source of pleasure and satisfaction. For a fulfilling and pleasant environment, it is important to organize your rabbit’s cage or enclosure well. Here are our tips! 5 tips for setting up a rabbit cage Choose a spacious cage The sequel after the announcement In general, domesticated rabbits behave similarly to wild rabbits. They therefore need a large enough space to jump, pounce and run. These movements are also necessary because they help train the rabbits’ muscles and ensure normal development of the spine. Therefore, the dimensions of a cage or enclosure for rabbits must be, on the one hand, appropriate to the size of the animals and, on the other hand, large enough to allow them to move around comfortably. Generally, the cage should be raised 20cm or more and be roomy enough for the rabbit to stretch out to its full length...

Mark Twain said that if “we could cross man and cat, it would improve man but degrade the cat” . Like the great American writer, many of you love, cuddle and revere your cat. And then many of you are also wondering what these feline lovers find in cats, which remain the most loved pets in real life and on social networks… Whether or not they are in love with males, we often remain perplexed by their behavior and their reactions. Our perplexity is commensurate with a “almost infinite repertoire of behaviors” as one of our guests, Claude Béata, reminds us. Cats that are not fully domesticated and have powerful wild reflexes do not cease to fascinate even those who love them moderately. We will therefore try to understand what is happening in a cat’s head without anthropomorphism, and based on the most reliable ethological and veterinary research. We will try to lift the veil on the apparent contradictions of this animal that probably appeared 10,000 years ...

Currently used by a limited number of beekeepers for two years, this product is presented by the laboratory that designed it and by the media as a great solution. No questions about the tests that validated it or its possible effects on the long term . ◆ Few current remedies Explain the researchers of the Dalan Animal Health-funded study” American foulbrood disease (AFB) is a highly contagious bacterial brood disease that affects honey bees (Apis) and causes hive losses worldwide. The etiological agent is the Gram+ Paenibacillus larvae bacterium, which is capable of infecting bee larvae during the first 3 days of life. It can be found in hives around the world with viable spores for decades. Antibiotics [interdits en Europe pour les abeilles] they are largely ineffective in treating disease as they are only effective against the vegetative state. […] The spores can persist for decades in the environment, remaining virulent throughout this period, and therefore pose a permanen...

While Christmas shopping, I saw a device for removing hard-boiled eggs. “I have to have this because it might be useful,” I thought, despite the fact that I probably eat two hard-boiled eggs a year! How did I survive taking off my egg without this gadget? What’s so tricky about gently tapping my teaspoon around the top of the egg and lifting it up, which I did on a regular basis when I was growing up? Do I really need a gadget for this? Clearly I plan on doing as I bought it and in the drawer it lives, along with other little ‘useful’ kitchen gadgets that I rarely or never use. The Garlic Press – I don’t eat or cook with garlic. The juicer – my fingers work just as well. The marble chopping board with the wire cutter – I use a knife. The honey stick – I use a spoon! There are even gadgets that I don’t know what they’re for. A can opener was an absolutely essential item until cans became ring cans — thank goodness, because the sharp...