A sleeping singer, a soft lullaby, a bottle full of milk and… a caracal baby. Gims posted on Instagram a video of him feeding a small caracal, a wild feline native to Africa and Asia and considered endangered. “All is love”, simply comments the singer. The scene is cute and the little animal with red fur seems to appreciate the treatment, but this is not the case of animal rights activists, who responded to him on Twitter.
“Congratulations, denounces with sarcasm Anne-Claire Chauvancy, of the association Action animal protection. The place of wild animals is neither behind bars nor in the arms of humans. To appear in this way with such notoriety is to send a dangerous message…”
“The caracal is not immune to threats to other species,” writes the Amneville Zoo on his site. Indeed, the caracal also loses more of its habitat each year and it is still hunted. In Africa, for example, it is one of the species that is the victim of trophy hunting, but also of breeders who eliminate it because this feline sometimes attacks domestic animals. »
“Gims has struck again like never before, annoys the League of Animals on Twitter. After There was electricity at the time of the pharaohs, Today I give the bottle to a wild animal. This little one is not even weaned and is not a pet! Put your glasses and your brain back in place and return this little one to his natural environment. The salvo is accompanied by the hashtag #teubécommejamé (stupid as ever).
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Without knowing the conditions in which the interpreter of “Bella” found himself with the feline in his arms, some even accuse him of wildlife trafficking. “You are involved in the trafficking of wild animals, also protests One Voice Animal, shame on you! What Campus animaliste confirms: “With this behavior which may seem harmless, you are unconsciously encouraging animal trafficking”.
While some are calling for him to be prosecuted, Gims has still not reacted. According his Instagram accountthe singer was seven days ago in what appears to be an African animal reserve.
2023-05-07 11:05:42
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