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Two Workers Savagely Kill 72 Piglets At A Factory Farm

According to the Nature Protection Service, employees transferred the animals from one place to another so that the terrified babies had no possible escape.
January 25, 2016 Updated: February 29, 2024

While one threw himself wildly on them with all of his weight, the other recorded with a cell phone. The two young men, 19 and 22, killed 72 little pigs that were still at an infant age. They then spread the horrific scenes through Whatsapp.

The Civil Guard is investigating the facts, which constitute a crime of animal abuse. Both workers have already been identified. The farm is located in the province of Almería.

According to the Nature Protection Service in Spain (Seprona), farm employees transferred the animals from one place to another so that the terrified babies had no possible escape.

At that moment, one of the workers began to record the images. The second jumped up on three times and fell with all of his weight, crushing up to 19 piglets. The 53 remaining died soon after due to traumatic injuries.

The two workers have surrendered themselves to the Huércal-Overa municipal court for testifying.


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