Operation in alleged clandestine slaughterhouse in San Bernardo: Animal Foundation accuses slaughterings

What happened?

An extensive operation is taking place this Monday morning in an alleged clandestine slaughterhouse located in the commune of Saint Bernardin the Metropolitan Region.

Carabineros and Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) arrived at the venue, located in the Cerro Negro sectorconsidering that the crime of animal abuseso some arrests would have been recorded.

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The alleged slaughter

Furthermore, given that different species would be slaughtered, the health of the population would be compromised, since adequate sanitary conditions would not be present.

Animal foundations also arrived at the facility, from where they have assured that they have been threatened repeatedly for denouncing the situation.

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What did the authorities say about the alleged slaughter?

Claudio Ternicier, director of the SAG in the RMpointed out that last Thursday a procedure was carried out together with the Investigative Police (PDI) in which a person was arrested who was in charge of the alleged slaughterhouse.

The deputy Camila MusanteMeanwhile, he said that there is a health summary ongoing decreed by the Seremi de Salud, since “the conditions in which the animals are being raised are not good.”

There would be no obvious evidence of a slaughterhouse

Liliana Ortizin charge of the Responsible Tenure Department of the Municipality of San Bernardo, said that “this is the second intervention that has been carried out here, we were alerted to this situation through complaints from neighbors and some animal rescue groups.”

“Illegal slaughterhouse conditions at least At first glance, for now, according to what is seen, nobut clearly it is an investigation that is ongoing and I cannot say that this will happen or not happen,” he added.

“Trucks with non-live animals come and go here”

For its part, Nicole Rubiodirector of the Rescatando Patitas Chile Foundation, said “I made this complaint approximately a month ago. It has been super complex, because I have been threatened with deathby going to look for me at home, they do it through social networks.

“Us We were able to verify here on the ground every time we came that trucks with non-live animals do enter and leave here. I expect it to be investigated, but I do understand that killings are carried out here,” he said.