The meeting is set for this Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. in front of the Dordogne prefecture in Périgueux. Farmers will gather to demand the immediate reopening of the Sobeval slaughterhouse in Boulazac. Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture asked for the suspension of this establishment after the broadcast of a shock video of the L214 association. The latter highlights in particular breaches of the slaughter rules, particularly during the stunning of calves before bleeding.
The Young Farmers of the Dordogne, the FDSEA 24, the ASSELDOR, ELVEA Périgord and the Chamber of Agriculture of the Périgord signed a joint press release: "We do not question the controls but the lack of courage of the State which discards and abandons the breeders to their fate ”. The Sobeval slaughterhouse employs 450 people and more than 1,000 breeders work with this establishment.
Checks and tests are in progress
For its part, local elected officials met with management on Monday and say that checks and tests are underway on site. After an investigation on the spot, two national experts of the ministry highlight problems of training of the employees of the slaughterhouse whereas the Minister of Agriculture speaks of “dysfunctions. "
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Dordogne: A calf slaughterhouse suspended by the Ministry of Agriculture after a video of L214
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VIDEO. Dordogne: L214 broadcasts a new shock video shot in a calf slaughterhouse and requests its closure
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