A water leak had occurred in the barn in Indre Salten, which led to several pigs having to be slaughtered, and a total of 276 pigs died out of a herd of around 600 animals. Now the man has been charged with keeping animals in a helpless state, the police in Nordland write in a press release. – The police suspect that the two operators of the farm, a man and a woman, have not had sufficient supervision of the animals, also before the water leak. The woman is a suspect and the man is now charged under the Animal Welfare Act, for intentionally or grossly negligently having left animals in a helpless state. That’s what police station chief in Fauske, Ronny Borge, says. According to Borge, a number of investigative steps have been taken in the time since the incident, including questioning and technical investigations. – The police work closely with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and have also obtained external assistance in connection with technical investigations. The police will continue the investigation in the future to find out whether anyone can be held criminally responsible for the pigs’ deaths.
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