Nature Power

On the route of the 4th stage of the 2021 cyclist Tour de France, we could notice inscriptions on the road. These inscriptions read "Justice for Fred and all the victims of hunting". But who is this Fred? He is an activist who wanted to peacefully testify of the ignominy of hunting with hounds and who on February 16, 2019 was very violently assaulted by hunters with hounds when he was simply arriving at the meeting place of these hunters who were about to begin their hellish pursuit of an innocent animal, the potential victim of the day. Frédéric received numerous blows when he was forcibly removed from the vehicle in which he had arrived. Later in the day, he will collapse as a result of this beating by the hunters and will be 2 weeks in a coma then months in a convalescent establishment. Fred saw his life turn upside down that day and he will never find a normal life again. So for these heinous acts, justice must do its job and punish as it should the author(s) perfectly identified of this terrible aggression. Justice for Fred and all the victims of hunting!

At the flea market of Guignen (Ille & Vilaine) on 30/05/2019, a demonstration of hunting was held and some sympathizers of the AVA collective (Abolissons la Vénerie Aujourd’hui - abolish the hunting with hounds today) were present without any claim or distinctive sign. But hunters know them perfectly well through the illegal investigations they lead on each of them. Hunters have regularly invited them to visit their kennels or events to testify by themselves of the well-being of their animals. At the end of the afternoon, the voices raise between hunters and sympathizers around the cages holding hunting dogs. Quickly, insults and punches are raining down. The policemen, present in large numbers for a simple convivial manifestation, intervene but are quickly overflowed and themselves assaulted. After being jostled, insulted, assaulted, threatened, beaten up on the ground by several aggressors the victims are all escorted by policemen to the car park next to the show because the hunters simply wish to slaughter them with many death threats shouted. Once to the calm of the car park, the policemen whose leader has received a punch and one of theirs has been thrown into the water, in the pond adjoining the fight, explain that everything was filmed by their on-board cameras on their jackets and invite victims to file a complaint as soon as possible because "this case will not be left here." They add not to be surprised that the situation has degenerated at the end of the afternoon with the ingredients of the party all day long. The injured people leave the place in shock after making sure that everyone, among the victims, had been evacuated from the family party.

Violent assault of hunters and hunting supporters against anti stag hunting activists in Brocéliande forest on February 2, 2019. A real ambush for these 2 completely pacific activists with 5 hunters trapping them before very violently beating them. The young woman has been dragged by 2 hunters to a ditch full of water in order to try to drown her via the torture of bath while the young man is being strangled by 3 other hunters a few meters away. If other activists wouldn't have arrived, no one knows what would have happened of these 2 activists. The trial of these dangerous people has been in Rennes on July 16, 2019 and the verdict has been released on next August 1. Between 6 and 12 months of suspended jail sentence, between 8 and 12 months of ban of hunting and thousands euro fines for damages to pay to victims. The whole family of stag hunting was here to support these hunters and hunting supporters in order to back committed violence and try once again put pressure on justice regardless of law and a basic manners in society. Hunting with hounds Society has proven with its unfailing support for these violent assailants it was backing violence against pacific activists and it was above any law by denying shamefully the facts. (Stag) hunting is carrying violence and cruelty, it's time to stop the "tradition" !