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Côtes-d'Armor: Investigation Launched After Animal Rights Group Claims Discovery of 'Over 300 Pig Carcasses' at Farm

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • An investigation has been opened after the animal rights group L214 filed a complaint alleging the discovery of over 300 dead pigs at a farm in Côtes-d'Armor.
  • L214 claims the pigs were found in an advanced state of decomposition, suggesting they had been dead for weeks or months.
  • The group has called for the immediate closure of the farm and the protection of any surviving animals.

An investigation is underway following a complaint filed by the animal rights organization L214, which claims to have discovered more than 300 deceased pigs at a farm in Côtes-d'Armor, France. The farm is reportedly linked to the Eureden cooperative.

more than 300 cadavres de cochons

— L214The number of dead pigs discovered at the farm.

According to a statement released by L214, images captured on August 3 and 4 at two sites belonging to SCEA du Tertre Es Lys revealed the grim scene. The organization reported that several rooms contained pigs in an advanced state of decomposition. At one site in Hénon, an entire room was found covered in carcasses, while some pigs were still alive within the facility.

L214 asserts that the advanced decomposition suggests the animals had been dead for weeks, possibly months. The organization described the situation as a "massive abandonment" and a clear failure to remove the deceased animals. Sébastien Arsac, L214's director of investigations, called it "one of the worst cases of abandonment that L214 has ever documented since its creation."

the state very advanced of decomposition of certain animals lets think that they are dead since several weeks, even since several months for certain.

— L214Describing the condition of the deceased animals.

The prosecutor's office in Saint-Brieuc confirmed that an investigation was launched after receiving the complaint on Monday morning. The investigation has been assigned to a local brigade and is being conducted in conjunction with departmental authorities responsible for public protection. Officials were reportedly visiting the site on Monday afternoon.

These abandoned bodies bear witness to a situation of massive abandonment and a clear absence of evacuation of the bodies.

— L214Characterizing the farm conditions.

L214 has formally requested the prefect to order the immediate closure of the farm and to ensure the welfare of any surviving animals. The cooperative Eureden has declined to comment on the matter at this time.

This is one of the worst cases of abandonment that L214 has ever documented since its creation.

— Sébastien ArsacDirector of Investigations at L214, commenting on the severity of the case.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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