L214 persists and signs. The association for the defense of animals reiterated, Wednesday, February 10, its accusations of mistreatment against a pig farm in the Allier. The images, shot on January 4 and in the days that follow, show pigs wading in their excrement, deprived of water, some of which have their paws stuck in the slits of the slats that cover the ground.
Our new images shot in 2021 still show massive offenses, visibly covered by the health authorities! We have filed a complaint for animal abuse and we are passing this new evidence to justice.
https://t.co/xX1YotgXEU pic.twitter.com/OajSEFlg3L– L214 ethics & animals (@ L214) February 11, 2021
Systematic cutting of tails, untreated injured animals, absence of water … L214 denounces, video in support, as it does regularly, “many regulatory violations” in this breeding located in Limoise and which supplies the Herta brand.
The association had already filed a complaint in early December against this establishment. She then broadcast a first video which triggered an inspection by the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations (DDPP) of Allier, concluding “well dressed” of operation. Herta, who had initially suspended his purchases from this breeding, reversed his decision after the prefecture deemed it compliant.
Asked by AFP, the prefecture of Allier said that its services had carried out a new check on Wednesday morning. “No non-compliance or mistreatment was observed”, she assured. “This last check made it possible to confirm that the operator has indeed taken the expected corrective measures which are being deployed (watering equipment being installed, handling materials partially installed, reduced density, replacement of the gratings. ..) “, detailed the prefecture.
“Either the veterinary inspectors of the Ministry of Agriculture need new glasses, or they have the wrong breeding, or they lied”, believes, Thursday, Sébastien Arsac, co-founder of this association which campaigns for the abolition of breeding.
“Without these new images, the inspection report of the veterinary services could suggest that this breeding was in compliance with the regulations. This new case again ruins confidence in the state veterinary services. “https://t.co/xX1YotgXEU
– L214 ethics & animals (@ L214) February 11, 2021
For its part, the prosecutor’s office in Moulins (Allier), which received the complaint from L214 for “abuse” and for “consumer deception”, indicated that an investigation was “In progress”. The investigations were entrusted to the Moulins research brigade.
