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L214 takes its name from an article in the French rural code which in 1976 recognised for the first time that animals are sentient beings. A typical farm has 52 cows and produces 330,000 litres of milk every year. In 2018, the industry produced 23.9 billion litres of milk. Making dairy cows more productive does not seem to fall into this category.'Īs Europe's second-largest milk producer after Germany, France has some 3.6 million dairy cows housed at more than 61,700 dairy farms, with the industry accounting for nearly 300,000 jobs across France, official figures show. Helene Thouy, L214's lawyer, said: 'The Rural Code provides that animal testing is permitted only when strictly necessary.
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The company also claim to be studying how to reduce methane production, a major contributor to climate change, according to the European Commission.įrench TV star Nagui Fam said that for Sanders 'these cows are just milk-producing machines'īut Le Monde, disputes the claim that the research can reduce methane production, arguing that by working out ways to feed them more, they can produce more and this practice therefore actually increases methane production. The research centre has defended itself, saying they only have six cows that are fitted with the widows and that they need them to study them so they can reduce the use of antibiotics in the farming business.Īvril spokesman Tom Doron insists the experiments come with 'rigorous veterinary monitoring and are considered painless for the animal'. 'And the chickens, which are from fast-growing strains, are fed with a too rich diet and their weight is pushed to the extreme. The rabbits are prisoners in their small cages and they will know only these cages their whole lives. 'The pigs only have cold metal as their environment. He adds: 'Other experiments are carried out on isolated calves in small enclosures. Today, dairy cows produce on average 27 litres of milk a day, which is five times the daily requirements of a calf.'įootage from the largest 'zootechnical centre' in Europe shows rows of animals with the controversial portholes fitted to their sides He said: 'For Sanders, these cows are just milk-producing machines that need to have their settings optimised. The aim is to 'improve the digestive health of millions of animals, reduce the use of antibiotics, and lower the nitrate and methane emissions linked to livestock farming,' it said.įrench TV host Nagui Fam has taken part in the footage and presents it, calling for the practice to stop and saying it is bad for the animals' health, and for that of humans.
It said the procedure had been 'used for many years in research on animals' and was currently being used 'on six cows in the context of a research study designed to develop alternative practices'. The cows live at the Sourches Experimental Farm in Saint-Symphorien in northwestern France, which is the largest 'zootechnical centre' in Europeįootage of the animals was widely shared on social media, prompting a sharp rebuke from Avril, which said it 'deplores the manipulation of images filmed at night for the purposes of sensationalism'. Employees come regularly to open the porthole to deposit food samples or take them out,' said a video released by the group. 'They have pierced a hole into the cows' stomach so they can regularly access its content.
It said: 'As citizens, we call on the ministers for research and agriculture to immediately ban experiments aimed at increasing the productivity of animals. Video footage shows workers at the site with their arms inserted directly into the cows through the rubber portholes.Īctivists said the use of cannulas was 'symptomatic of the way animals are considered as simple machines at our disposal' and has launched an online campaign to end it. The site belongs to Sanders, one of France's top providers of animal feed and a subsidiary of the French food research group Avril. L214 published clips it said was secretly shot between February and May at the Sourches Experimental Farm in Saint-Symphorien in northwestern France and is the largest 'zootechnical centre' in Europe.
Activist group L214 is petitioning the government to end the practice, describing the practice as 'abuse' and saying that animals should not be treated like machines
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