A fire occurred in a pig breeding building on November 2, 2024, in Saint-Aaron en Lamballe-Armor (Côtes-d’Armor). 2,000 piglets and 90 sows were killed. This fire mobilized numerous firefighters.
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In a press release, the PETA association (For ethics in the treatment of animals) indicates that it has written a letter to Philippe Hercouët, the mayor of Lamballe-Armor.
The association requests permission to place a memorial near the farm to commemorate sentient beings who lost their lives in terror and agony
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“Each of us can save lives…”
The association suggests writing on this memorial: In memory of the pigs who died in the fire on a neighboring farm. If we were all vegan this wouldn’t have happened
. Next to this sentence would appear the engraving of a pig.
Mimi Bekhechi, PETA Vice President for Europe says that Animals raised and killed for food often live crowded together in dark sheds where they cannot satisfy their natural needs, and sometimes never see the light of day until the day they are taken to the slaughterhouse.
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The mayor of Lamballe-Armor has not yet made a decision on the request from the PETA association.
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