Farmer who took on illegal campers in viral video speaks out
Dairy farmer Pierre Richard, who has a fifth-generation farm in the Northeast of France, says he was forced to spray liquid manure on the campers after they broke into and parked up on his land and after police allegedly refused to take action to clear the illegal settlement.
Up to 250 caravans, believed to be travellers who were heading for a religious festival, arrived on Mr Richards' field near the village of Le Syndicat in the Vosges region of northeastern France earlier this week, reportedly without permission. French farmer spreading slurry on his field in reaction to illegal campers. Pic: X
Speaking to the Daily Mail, 37-year-old Pierre said: 'They preferred to stay here on my land. It's a beautiful place, in the mountains, next to a river, and with fresh green grass.
'They arrived at about 8pm on a Sunday night. When I heard they were there, I went down there, but it was too late.
'They had broken through the barriers and set up camp, hundreds of them. Pic: X
'The following day I went to the police, but they said there was nothing they could do.'
Two days after the campers broke into his land, Pierre decided to take matters into his own hands and spray the area 'to make sure no more of them would come.'
Drone footage shows the action-packed scene when Pierre and his team approach the campsite, with the farmers insisting they stayed 'a minimum of 10 metres from the caravans.'
Pierre said: 'The campers chased us and attacked us in our cabs,' claiming that they broke one of his wing mirrors during the clash. Pic: X
In France, communities with more than 5,000 residents must provide travellers with a halting site, and there was a dedicated site in the area.
However, the squatters insisted that the nearby site was too small for their 250-caravan convoy, according to local reports.
🇫🇷 #France, Bourg-en-Bresse. After not receiving any help from the police, French farmers decided to take matters into their own hands to get rid of an illegal gypsy camp that had set up on their land.
The farmers are spraying liquid manure (slurry) from their tanks to make the… pic.twitter.com/ia92DdQ0iC
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