Harassment for Animals – Disastrous Conditions: Another Scandal in Fattening

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Suffering always takes place behind closed doors. Animal rights activists exposed what is not intended for the public. A finishing pig farm in Southern Styria has now been reported as the pigs have been injured by the way they are kept and are in pain.

Many of the pigs on the affected farm have bloody legs, swollen joints and large calluses. No wonder – such wounds occur when the animals are kept all day on rock hard, fully slatted floors. The government’s animal welfare package actually introduced a new regulation that came into effect on September 1, 2022: “There must be a special rest area for pigs that must be ‘physically comfortable’ and large enough for all animals to rest on. At the same time as each other.”

In view of these current images, the question is whether animals can feel so comfortable and whether the legislator sees no reason to complain about this.

Vague legislation
The Verein gegen Tierfabriken (VGT) interprets the relevant paragraph as follows: “If a pig farm provides a slatted floor for the pigs, then there must be another room provided with soft bedding and the same size as a previous fully slatted pen. “In technical jargon this is called the TW100 system, which means an animal welfare house with 100% more space. However, the farm of which we have the current videos and photos is a fully slatted floor without bedding. The many leg injuries could have been prevented with a physically comfortable lying area .”

matter of interpretation
The VGT has filed a complaint and insists that the lawful condition be restored and the pigs be given their own lying area. Unfortunately, the cycle closes here again: As long as the consumer continues to scavenge for cheap meat on the shelf, companies that do not attach importance to animal welfare will not reconsider how they treat their animals. The broad interpretative framework of the Animal Protection Ordinance will continue to provide loopholes, as exactly what counts as “physically comfortable” is not described in detail.

long silence
At the request of “Krone”, the farmer concerned was not very willing to talk and refused the opportunity to describe his point of view. The competent authority did not want to comment on this either, because the ball is actually in the hands of the political representatives again.

Source: Krone

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