On the night of Thursday July 7 to Friday July 8, when a demonstration of rural people had just taken place in front of the prefecture of Annecy (Haute-Savoie) to express the anger and fear inspired by the wolf and its savage predations , a new attack took place in the mountain pasture of Pormenaz, while a shepherd, his assistant and three patou-type dogs were guarding a thousand sheep.
It is one of the dogs which, wanting to fulfill its mission by protecting the herd, was victim of one or more probably several wolves. Although equipped with a spiked collar, the poor animal was killed by predators and its body, partly torn to pieces, was found in the early morning by the shepherd who had not heard anything during the night.
Another proof of the dangerousness of this animal against which the human presence and sheepdogs, as recommended by the green dingoes who defend its presence, are apparently no longer enough to thwart its attacks. This predator is gaining in number and confidence every day and only defensive shots seem to be able to repel its attacks.
If its population continues to grow in these territories, the State, if it does not want to see the pastoral economy disappear, will have to resolve to authorize the taking of a certain number of animals to reduce the pressure on the herds. and breeders who are on the verge of despair, victims of the ideological blindness carried by animalist extremists.
