- Title: Vegan activists in France take aim at butchers
- Date: 22nd September 2018
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 22, 2018) (REUTERS) BUTCHER PUSHING "BOUCHERIE ABOLITION" ACTIVIST, WHO IS HOLDING BODY OF DEAD PIGLET IN HER ARMS, AWAY FROM HIS SHOP AND SHOUTING (French): "You have nothing to do in front of my shop, leave. This is not going to end well." VARIOUS OF ACTIVIST STANDING IN FRONT OF BUTCHER SHOP WEARING T-SHIRT READING (French) "Butchery is not a profession" AND HOLDING A DEAD PIGLET IN HER ARMS ACTIVIST'S FACE VARIOUS OF DEAD PIGLET IN ACTIVIST'S ARMS CUSTOMER LEAVING SHOP AND SHOUTING TO ACTIVISTS (French) "What is this? Where is she with her animal? This dumb, shitty vegan?" (SOUNDBITE) (French) "BOUCHERIE ABOLITION" ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, ALIZEE DENIS, SAYING: "Today, we are here to say that selling murder is not a profession. Decapitating, dismembering, eviscerating and cutting up individuals is not a profession. Butchery is not a profession, it is a crime." (SOUNDBITE) (French) "BOUCHERIE ABOLITION" ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, VINCENT AUBRY, SAYING: "Above all (we are here) to answer to this victimisation campaign launched by the species (DISCRIMINATING IN FAVOUR OF HUMAN SPECIES) storekeepers of France, who asked for police protection and for an appointment at the Interior Ministry because of a few cracked shop windows." ACTIVIST'S CHEST WITH T-SHIRT AND BADGE READING (French): "Butchery abolition" FRANCE'S BEST CRAFTSMAN OF THE YEAR 2015, BUTCHER ROMAIN LEBOEUF TALKING TO CUSTOMER IN HIS SHOP LEBOEUF TALKING FROM BEHIND COUNTER VARIOUS OF LEBOEUF CUTTING PIECES OF MEAT (SOUNDBITE) (French) BUTCHER, ROMAIN LEBOEUF, SAYING: "Just before, we saw a vegan militant pulling out a stillborn pig from an isothermal bag in front of my shop window, a Saturday morning, in front of my customers, including children. It is very shocking. I am sorry, this can only be condemned. It is useless, most importantly where people like me, crafts people, work. It is incredible." LEBOEUF PACKING MEAT (SOUNDBITE) (French) BUTCHER, ROMAIN LEBOEUF, SAYING: "The industrial system is not good according to me, I don't approve of it, it is not what I do and the same goes for my colleagues. Craftsmanship is a savoir-faire and, in France, we are guarantors of this savoir-faire. Me too, since I am Best Craftsman of France, I can assure you that eating less meat (in general), but consuming more quality meat, is the best option for me." LEBOEUF HANDING CHANGE TO CUSTOMER PROTESTERS MARCHING AT ANIMAL RIGHTS RALLY WITH DRUMMERS LEADING THE "VEGGIE PRIDE" MARCH VARIOUS OF PROTESTER DRESSED IN COW COSTUME DANCING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE HOLDING SIGNS (SOUNDBITE) (French) VEGGIE PRIDE CO-ORGANISER, ESTELLE BUSSE, SAYING: "I think some people are more sensitive to our methods, I think is it is very important, and we have a real role to play in ending animal exploitation. In the end, we all have the same goal, but there are different ways to reach it and it is important to be able to talk to everyone." PLACARD WITH HEN PICTURED READING (French) "I am not your chick" PROTESTERS HOLDING SIGNS READING (French) "Justice for all animals" AND "Eat your ass" PROTESTERS WALKING DOWN THE STREET WITH SIGNS AND FLAGS
- Embargoed: 6th October 2018 17:55
- Keywords: meat butchers vegan vegetarian consumption protest demo
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Environment
- Reuters ID: LVA0018YPIFK7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
Animal rights activists from the French group "Boucherie Abolition" held flash protests in front of butcher shops across several French cities, including Paris, on Saturday (September 22).
Activist Alizee Denis held the carcass of a dead piglet in her arms in silent protest, wearing a t-shirt that read "butchery is not a profession" in front of one butcher shop in the capital. Her protest was met with anger and derision by the shop owner and some of his customers.
Many other store owners ignored the protest, including award winning butcher Romain Leboeuf, who labelled it 'insulting'.
The flash protest came on the same day as the Veggie Pride march in Place de la Republique, where hundreds of vegans and activists tried to raise awareness about animal rights. The rally also provided a platform for vegans to share meals and promote an end to the exploitation of animals.
While members of "Boucherie abolition" say they consider vegans to be complicit in the "massacre" of animals by not acting directly against members of the industry, the organisers of the Veggie Pride stressed the importance of having different forms of action inside the movement.
In June French butchers requested police protection from vegan activists after shop windows were smashed. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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