March for the closure of slaughterhouses in Toulouse: “We no longer digest the agony of animals”
The animalists of L214 organized the 9th edition of the March for the closure of slaughterhouses, this Saturday, in the city center of Toulouse.
Rendez-vous is fixed at the Jardin Raymond VI this sunny Saturday morning. Already three hundred people are waiting to start this peaceful march to demand the closure of slaughterhouses. A hot topic. Set up by the L214 association and a dozen animal associations, this procession will tour the city, chanting various messages accompanied by very explicit banners: “Meat is no longer necessary for our survival”, “Who have – have you eaten today? » Or « I can’t digest the agony ».
“We cannot deny that a change in society is slowly taking place, notes Cécilia Auque, referent L214. For the first time since this action exists, we are going to pass rue Alsace-Lorraine. Proof that our message is more listened to and taken seriously”.
“Our generation was raised to “earn a steak” (Luc, 69)
“Do you know that every day, 3.5 million animals are killed in France in slaughterhouses, continues Cécilia Auque. How with such a figure not to invite the population to green their diet? “. To the question of the lack of food in the world by eliminating meat consumption, this referent coreferent answers: “Seven vegetable calories are necessary to produce one animal calorie. In other words, there is a big loss linked to breeding”.
In this mainly young procession, Meryl, 26 years old: “This is the first time that I have taken part in this march. The cause is just. She advances. Especially in the United States. We can think that in Europe, the change will also take place. More and more people are becoming vegetarians or even vegans”.
Erik, 30, is Swedish: “I have been a vegetarian since 2015, he says. In Sweden, the very sensitive subject is progressing much faster than in France. The culture is different and the meat is not so “sacred”. Let’s not forget that this subject is totally included in the protection of the planet”.
Luc, 69, a vegetarian for four years, agrees: “Our generation has let a system take hold. It will be long for the changer. We were brought up to “earn our steak”. Over the past ten years, meat has been a social marker and mass distribution has its share of responsibility. Young people are changing the situation and that’s very good”.
Along the procession, onlookers wonder: “The slaughterhouses have a very violent system, assures Marie, 21 years old. I am not for their removal because it is everyone’s freedom to consume what they want. On the other hand, regulating slaughter would be a good thing”. The subject has not ceased to be debated.