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A barn facility in a mountain village in South Tyrol is being used as a fictitious destination for pig transports, according to Animal Protection Denmark. Authorities are investigating the matter.

Animal Protection Denmark: Pig transports to Italy are illegal

In August this year, a transport of around 500 piglets from Skærbæk to Italy began. They ended up in a different place in Italy than what was reported to the authorities. Foto: Dyrenes Beskyttelse
In August this year, a transport of around 500 piglets from Skærbæk to Italy began. They ended up in a different place in Italy than what was reported to the authorities. Foto: Dyrenes Beskyttelse
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The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration’s oversight of long pig transports to destinations deep in Europe is so deficient and inadequate that it may harm the animals and lead to extensive violations of regulations.

A systematic traffic of Danish piglets is directed to a small barn in a northern Italian mountain village, Campo Tures, with the indication that it is the endpoint and destination of the transports.

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