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Guillaume Laurens
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When an association of Defense of animals Holds a sports store Before the courts … After mobilized in front of the establishment in recent months, the Paz association (Zoopolis animal project) announces that it has filed complaint Wednesday July 30, 2025 with the judicial court of Toulouse against the Decathlon of Colomiersat the gates of the pink city.
The sale of living fish does not pass
Why does such an association target Decathlon? The favorite sports brand of the French has a fishing department, where it sells – in some of its stores – ” living fish Belonging to domestic species and intended to serve as living baits in the context of leisure fishing, “develops the association for the defense of the animal cause. Now, and, according to her, “everything suggests that he has not the necessary authorizations for that “.
PAZ requests that a judicial investigation be diligent by the OFB of Haute-Garonne, administration competent in the matters of non-domestic animals, and that the store will be firmly condemned if the offense is confirmed.
Decathlon’s headquarters also targeted
The complaint also targets the headquarters de Decathlon France, based in the North, “which cannot ignore the regulations in force concerning its commercial activity”, continues the association, which is surprised that the brand “persists in maintaining the sale of non -domestic living fish and crabs in a certain number of its establishments”.
“It’s been years since Paz denounces the fact that Decathlon sells fish and living crabs intended for be tortured ”, raised Amandine Sanvisensco -founder of Paz.
Today, we discover that the brand does not have the necessary authorizations to make this sale. Why did the state let go? It is time to definitively put an end to this cruel and illegal trade.
“Hold a capacity certificate”
The association explains that it has “recently learned that the sale of live fish/crabs for fishing was regulated by the decree of October 8, 2018 fixing the rules of detention of animals of non -domestic species”.
This means that stores wishing to do this must have the necessary authorizations, including a capacity certificate. However, obtaining this document requires professional experience with the species concerned for several years in an establishment having itself the authorizations, for example fish farming.
Other failures elsewhere in France
However, “in Haute-Garonne, the DDPP (Departmental Directorate for Population Protection, State Service, editor’s note) did not not transmitted These documents ”, is surprised by the association, which says that they have received them for establishments from other departments, where it had pointed out the same problem. And to conclude: “It therefore appears highly likely that Decathlon Colomiers is not not holder ”.
Still according to Paz, elsewhere in France, other state services “confirmed to us that the Decathlon establishments which sold non -domestic animals in their department did not hold the documents required ”. A “criminal offense” recalls the association, which is “heavily sanctioned by the environment code”. Hence his request that a judicial investigation either diligent in Colomiers.
Decathlon defends the “freedom of choice” of the customer
Doesn’t the sports brand respect the legislation in this area, as the association says? And while some stores have stopped selling them, does she intend to continue to market these living fish in the stores concerned? “We don’t how do not procedures in progress, ”evacuates Decathlon, questioned by Toulouse news. However, she ensures developing alternatives “More efficient”:
For several years, Decathlon has been involved in the research, development and sale of high quality lures, offering increasingly effective alternatives to the traditional practice of vivid fishing.
“Respecting the freedom of choice of our customers, We inform them about the environmental advantages of lures and encourage them to consider these options as part of their fishing activities, ”adds Decathlon, who claims to take the time to ‘convert’ his clientele : “To be permanently anchored in practices, we are convinced that this transition requires an approach progressive et educational ”.
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