Without bullfights, the herds “will take a decade” to recover from the crisis

The manadiers, breeders of
bulls and
horses in the Camargue who manage
companies agricultural, tourism and cultural almost stopped because of confinement, “will take at least a decade to recover from the crisis,” warns Florent Lupi, president of their federation. Between March and May 2020, the loss of activities is already estimated at 3.3 million euros, indicates the federation of manadiers, which brings together 116 farms.

“We have lost 95% of our turnover since the start of containment,” says Florent Lupi. The breeders, mainly established in the wetlands of the enlarged periphery of Camargue, in the South-East of France, are already undergoing the full force of the cancellation of all cultural events involving the public, whether bullfights or Camargue races, these traditional bullfighting shows from the region where the bull is not killed, but also traditional Provençal festivals where horse parades take place. Cancellations that have cascading consequences, since “we must continue to feed and care for animals that do not go to bullfights”.

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