The average budget for feeding a dog or a cat varies between 50 and 80€ per month, some animal owners do not have the means to meet the needs of their faithful companions. For this reason, SOS croquettes organizes collections in supermarkets and pet shops. The fruit of this harvest is then made available to people with low incomes or the homeless. The volunteers of this group drop off food at collection points or distribute meals of croquettes to the homeless during marauding events. This initiative is led by Jean-Luc, retired. At a difficult time in his life, he had to deprive himself of food to continue feeding his dog. Once his head was above water, he swore to help people in need and founded the SOS Croquettes association which he wishes to extend to the whole of France. If you would like to become a croquette collector around your home, contact Jean-Luc via the Facebook page “Association SOS Croquettes Alsace”, or join a member of the team by phone at 06 42 57 22 23.
With the assistance of INA documentalists: Véronique Jolivet – Hervé Evanno. Episode produced with extracts from the newspaper of 19/20 – Edition Bourgogne broadcast on 15/01/2016 on France 3 and extracts from the newspaper of 19/20 – Edition Pays de la Loire broadcast on 01/03/2019 on France 3.