• At the end of January, Cynthia Hayaer, an animal enthusiast, took in Lycos, a three-year-old dog. Since the Northern France Animal Protection League picked it up, it has been fighting to adopt it.
  • According to the LPA, the living conditions of Lille are not adapted to the needs of the dog.
  • In an open letter, the Animalist Party calls for a good cause by letting Lycos join the Hayaer family.

"I'm afraid it will disappear from the face of the earth and I will never be able to see it again," worries Cynthia Hayaer. Since the end of January, this Lille woman has been fighting to adopt Lycos, a 3-year-old dog. 20 Minutes visited him. The welcome is made by the barking of his little dog. But, the element of surprise fades quickly as the animal seems harmless.

In the vast 10-room house of the Lille, silence reigns. Even though the presence of fourteen cats could make believe in an animal zoo. However, during the interview, only two of them deigned to point their muzzles. "All these cats, I took them in on the street," says the 47-year-old woman, who is used to collecting animals. But his latest experience leaves him with a bitter taste.

At the end of January, on the outskirts of a Roma camp, Cynthia Hayaer sees a young dog, in bad shape. After four days, she and her sister Angel finally managed to approach him. Named Lycos, the pooch has a double fracture on his legs. He needs care. Wanting to adopt him properly, the sisters appealed to the Northern France Animal Protection League (LPA) who took him back in anticipation of his adoption.

A pooch "considered aggressive"

Two days later, having no news, Cynthia Hayaer contacted the LPA. "The person on the other end of the line explains to me that Lycos has bitten several times. Obviously, the dog was jostled. When they came to get Lycos from my house, they used a pole to catch it, "says the animal enthusiast. Still, a veterinarian had the opportunity to examine Lycos at the pound, she said. "He assessed his behaviour at level two, i.e. that Lycos poses a low risk of dangerousness. If the dog had bitten, then the specialist would have classified it level three," she says. According to Cynthia, the association considered euthanizing him.

Contacted by 20 Minutes, the LPA claims that Lycos was recovered and taken to the pound. "He is still there and waiting to find either an ideal family or an association," she confirms. As soon as the dog arrived, the LPA explained that his behavior was, admittedly, complicated but that there was never any question of euthanizing him. "We advocate responsible adoption. Euthanasia is not part of the values and ethnicity of the LPA," says the LPA's communications officer. In addition, the association certifies to have visited the forty-year-old. "In view of the environmental conditions, that is to say, the presence of 14 cats, a small nervous dog and a concrete yard, we cannot afford to leave Lycos in a place that is not suitable for him," she says.

A determined passionate woman

Cynthia Hayaer does not let herself be defeated. Following petitions launched, Lille has approached the Animalist Party. In an open letter to the LPA and the mayor of Lille, this political party calls for a good cause by letting Lycos join the Hayaer family. In addition, the Northerner contacted a lawyer, specialized in animal rights, but, also, associations ready to help her, because she remains determined to obtain the adoption of the dog.

  • Hauts-de-France
  • Adoption
  • Animal protection
  • Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  • Dog
  • North
  • Animals
  • Lille
  • Society