“It was an SNCF passenger who was deliberately run over,” said the president of the foundation, Reha Hutin, recalling that the animal had its own ticket.
New twist in the case of the cat that was crushed by a TGV under the eyes of its owner in Paris. This Monday, the 30 Million Friends Foundation informed that it filed a complaint against SNCF “for cruel acts», believed that the company did not react to save the animal. a “deviant lack of empathy“, while the cat in question was clearly in danger, judge the defenders of animals.
“In addition to the hideous cruelty of the facts, the animal had a good reputation as his mistresses had paid for a ticket so that he could travel legally. It is therefore an SNCF passenger who was deliberately run over!“, condemns the chairman of the foundation, Reha Hutin. She also announces that her organization is filing a complaint against SNCF for “severe abuse and cruelty resulting in the death of an animal“.
His lawyer, Maître Xavier Bacquet, emphasizes that “agents consciously made the decision to start a train when the masters informed them of the presence of their cat on the tracks. It is therefore in the conscience that this potentially fatal decision – and which unfortunately was – was made“. a “cruel act“, according to him.
A “sad incident”, according to SNCF
Reported by our colleagues from Parisian , the case goes back to early January. Waiting on a platform at Gare Montparnasse to board their train, Georgia and her 15-year-old daughter, Melaïna, see their cat Neko run away from the crate he was in. The latter then took refuge under a train, and the owners warned distraught SNCF agents, who forbade them to rescue the animal and did not go looking for it themselves. A couple of ten minutes later the TGV leaves and the cat is cut in two by the veins. After his death, the controllers offer the mother to get the body of the cat.
This story – asad incident“, according to SNCF, which recalls that it is “it is strictly forbidden to go down the tracks, which would endanger the lives of the two passengers or our agents– triggered many reactions from animal rights activists. Recently, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation was offended by the railway group’s lack of response: “It is amazing that SNCF does not join the reinforcement of animal protection”, she responded. For their part, Georgia and Melanïa told 30 million friends that they hope their tragedy will never happen.to other people“.
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