Document type : article published in Sésame
Author: Anne Judas
Preview: In 1961, in Nice, Jacqueline Gilardoni rescued a donkey from an abattoir and, with a group of friends, including a lawyer and a veterinarian, founded the Œuvre d'Assistance aux Bêtes d'Abattoirs (OABA). This association carries out both scientific and ethical research, and works to improve the conditions under which animals are farmed, transported and slaughtered. In recent years, the numbers of abandoned animals and animals being badly looked after on farms have risen steadily. There are many reasons for this, and different sorts of farmers are involved. While procedures do exist for these animals, they are clearly insufficient to cope with the numbers of of goats, horses and cattle being taken in. This conversation with OABA Director Frédéric Freund, first appeared Sesame #14 .
