Hunters violence in Guignen on 30/05/2019

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.