This national hotline aims in particular to simplify reports of mistreatment, sort them and better identify them.
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3677, the national call number to report animal abuse, is launched on Monday June 24. This telephone line is open 7 days a week, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.
The National Council for Animal Protection (CNPA) is taking the initiative to simplify reporting. “Many witnesses of abuse do not know what to do, who to call”notes Loïc Dombreval, veterinarian, president of the CNPA and former deputy. “Sometimes, they send an email or make a phone call to five, ten, fifteen, twenty associations, organizations or internal security forces to report the mistreatment. The animal remains in danger and sometimes dies”he laments at the microphone of France Inter.
Launch of the national telephone line for reporting animal abuse on June 24!#sosmaltraitanceanimale #animalprotection pic.twitter.com/QCgL9VMdmV
— National Council for Animal Protection (@LeCNPA) June 19, 2024
The objective is also to “reliability” reports, because some are “abusive”, explains Loïc Dombreval. For example : “I saw someone who pulled too hard on the dog’s leash. It’s not good, but it’s still not abuse that requires punishment.” The president of the National Council for Animal Protection adds that there are also “malicious reports, particularly due to neighborhood conflicts”. Thus, the association “will do this work to make telephone calls more reliable” For “save time” to law enforcement by only referring calls deemed serious.
The CNPA also wishes to have more precise data: types of animal abuse, animals concerned, figures… The last report dates back to 2021. That year, “the national police and gendarmerie services recorded 12,000 offenses targeting domestic animals, tamed or held in captivity”specifies the Ministry of the Interior on its website. “A number increasing by 30% compared to 2016, an increase of 5% on average per year”, according to this same source. Among these offenses, “35% correspond to mistreatment, 34% to serious abuse, 14% to involuntary attacks on the life and integrity of the animal and 5% to abandonment”. Dogs (46%) and cats (24%) “are the main victims”according to the Ministry of the Interior.