Investigation Into Dead Pigs: 150 Animals Suffocated in the Previous Year
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The maladministration in a fattening farm in the district of Amstetten raises further questions. Already in the previous year 150 animals should have died.
After becoming aware of the abuses in a pig fattening plant in the district of Amstetten, state veterinary director Christina Riedl confirmed in the "NÖ today" conversation that there were already 150 pigs suffocated in the previous year. At that time there was a ventilation failure.
According to the discovery of 400 dead pigs in a fattening farm in the district of Amstetten, investigations are ongoing. The farmer is said to have been in a state of mental emergency and was overwhelmed with the animals. Investigations revealed a "failure" of about 1,000 pigs, said police spokesman Johann Baumschlager on Tuesday. Cannibalism among the animals cannot be ruled out. The farmer is reported, the farm was closed by the authorities.
Approximately 400 pigs were found dead on a farm in Austria, many in an advanced state of decomposition, authorities reported. The discovery was made during an inspection of the farm, where other conditions were also found and are now under investigation. Authorities are considering the possibility that some of the animals died and were subsequently eaten by other pigs. The case has prompted an investigation to determine the circumstances surrou…
Some 400 pigs, many in an advanced state of decomposition, have been found dead on a farm in Austria whose owner is believed to have not fed them since the beginning of the year and where the animals are suspected to have ended up resorting to cannibalism, local media report this Tuesday. The police inspected the farm after [...]
Animal and human drama in Amstetten: Tragedy shows urgent need for action in prevention and control. CIVILLY AMSTED. Hundreds of pigs starved agonizingly in a fattening farm in the district of Amstetten. Behind this unimaginable animal suffering, however, there is also a deeply tragic human component: a farmer who was in a massive psychological emergency situation and was left completely alone with the situation. For the Green Animal Welfare Spo…
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