Obviously, far be it from me to lecture the Animalist Party or Yannick Jadot who already has his own idea on the matter and who wishes to create a “Ministry of Animal Condition”. No question, either, of questioning Marine Le Pen, who knows the names of her six cats by heart.
No, it is to the other candidates that I am speaking, those who lack ideas to defend the animal cause. First suggestion: duplicate at the national level this initiative of a village in the Oise with a protected passage for ducks to avoid accidents. Another idea: a Samu for animals, like in Switzerland, with, at the end of the emergency number, veterinary operators who ask you the right questions, such as “Can you still talk to your pet?“. Yes, you read that right.
Talking with your cat, Florida turtle, hamster or dog may happen to you sometimes. Talking to your pet is one thing. Whether your pet responds to you is another. But it happens, especially if you have Enzo, a gray parrot from Gabon, known to be the absolute champion of talkers.
But let’s come back to ideas for candidates, with this Spanish example, in the event of divorce, to establish joint custody for animals. Ou like Japan, which broadcasts recordings of animal cries near railway tracks to avoid collisions with trains.
Good if with all that, the politicians are not convinced… And that they are wary: to be elected, you have to love animals. There have (almost) always been dogs at the Elysée: Nemo with Emmanuel Macron, Philae with François Hollande, Sumo with Jacques Chirac. Without forgetting François Mitterrand with Baltique and Charles De Gaulle with Rasemotte.