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10-14-2003, 09:43 PM
Oct. 14, 2003. 02:46 PM
Canadian Press
Source: Toronto Star (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1066125766865&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154)
Thousands of pigs found dead, dying
Five farms in southwestern Ontario investigated. Piglets eaten by thousands of rats
Dozens of animal cruelty charges have been laid after investigators found thousands of dead and dying pigs amid squalid conditions at several southern Ontario farms.
Animal welfare workers said today an investigation of five farms operated by Wood Lynn Farms Ltd. turned up heaps of dead animals piled behind barns, thousands of dead piglets in manure tanks and extensive cannibalization.
"What the investigators found is extremely disturbing," Lisa Veit of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a release.
"It appears that Wood Lynn Farms Ltd. was in financial difficulty, but difficult circumstances cannot excuse such treatment of animals."
The investigation began in April with a tip about a pig farm in Elgin County. The probe was then expanded to other Ontario farms run by the same company.
Animal welfare investigators found filthy and wet conditions in many areas as well as inadequate food, water and bedding.
"Essentially, you name it and there were problems," chief inspector Mike Draper said of the scope of the violations.
Dead piglets were being eaten by "thousands, if not tens of thousands, of rats," said Draper, who called the probe a "harrowing ordeal" for many investigators.
Other newborn piglets were trampled and eaten by adults.
Many pigs were in such poor condition they had to be euthanized immediately.
The SPCA did not charge Wood Lynn Farms Ltd. because it is bankrupt, but senior employees, including president James Long of London, were charged.
Seven men face criminal charges of causing unnecessary pain, causing unnecessary suffering, wilful neglect and abandoning an animal in distress.
They include London, Ont., residents Ryan Long, George Kahiri and Victor Aideyan.
Also charged were Kevin McHardy of Lambeth, Martin Dewild of Wyoming, Ont., and John Bazilli of Waterford.
:cry: :bawling: :mad: :bomb:
(Because of our lame animal cruelty laws, their charges really mean nothing...)
Canadian Press
Source: Toronto Star (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1066125766865&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154)
Thousands of pigs found dead, dying
Five farms in southwestern Ontario investigated. Piglets eaten by thousands of rats
Dozens of animal cruelty charges have been laid after investigators found thousands of dead and dying pigs amid squalid conditions at several southern Ontario farms.
Animal welfare workers said today an investigation of five farms operated by Wood Lynn Farms Ltd. turned up heaps of dead animals piled behind barns, thousands of dead piglets in manure tanks and extensive cannibalization.
"What the investigators found is extremely disturbing," Lisa Veit of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said in a release.
"It appears that Wood Lynn Farms Ltd. was in financial difficulty, but difficult circumstances cannot excuse such treatment of animals."
The investigation began in April with a tip about a pig farm in Elgin County. The probe was then expanded to other Ontario farms run by the same company.
Animal welfare investigators found filthy and wet conditions in many areas as well as inadequate food, water and bedding.
"Essentially, you name it and there were problems," chief inspector Mike Draper said of the scope of the violations.
Dead piglets were being eaten by "thousands, if not tens of thousands, of rats," said Draper, who called the probe a "harrowing ordeal" for many investigators.
Other newborn piglets were trampled and eaten by adults.
Many pigs were in such poor condition they had to be euthanized immediately.
The SPCA did not charge Wood Lynn Farms Ltd. because it is bankrupt, but senior employees, including president James Long of London, were charged.
Seven men face criminal charges of causing unnecessary pain, causing unnecessary suffering, wilful neglect and abandoning an animal in distress.
They include London, Ont., residents Ryan Long, George Kahiri and Victor Aideyan.
Also charged were Kevin McHardy of Lambeth, Martin Dewild of Wyoming, Ont., and John Bazilli of Waterford.
:cry: :bawling: :mad: :bomb:
(Because of our lame animal cruelty laws, their charges really mean nothing...)