Michel-Chartrand Park in Longueuil | SPCA turns to Court of Appeal to protect deer

(Longueuil) Dissatisfied with the decision of the Superior Court which refused, on Tuesday, to grant a rescue order to protect the white-tailed deer of the Michel-Chartrand park, in Longueuil, the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA) of Montreal is now turning to the Court of Appeal.

The City of Longueuil plans to shoot deer as part of a crossbow hunt this fall, in order to reduce the herd present in its park. The municipality claims to have established a “Complete Response Plan” which must be communicated to the population soon and which must be deployed in time for the hunting seasons.

In response, on Wednesday, the Montreal SPCA announced in a press release its intention to challenge this decision in the Court of Appeal. The organization says it “is of the opinion that the Superior Court made several errors in its analysis”.

The organization’s interim executive director, Mr.^e Sophie Gaillard, mentions that there is no question of giving up in this case.

“The case of deer in Michel-Chartrand Park being emblematic of an issue that is becoming increasingly important in Quebec, our intervention aims to broaden the debate and trigger a real reflection on the responsible and ethical management of animals. wildlife in our communities,” she said in a statement.

Judge Andres C. Garin of the Superior Court concluded that the inconvenience that Longueuil would suffer in the event of a suspension of its felling operation is greater than that which the opponents would suffer if the project goes ahead.