Rabbit in Kissing: District office rejects animal welfare allegations!

Rabbit in Kissing: District office rejects animal welfare allegations!

In small Kissing, an undercover campaign by SOKO-animal welfare causes great sensation. The accusation: grievances on a rabbit operation that apparently is not sufficiently checked. The Aichach-Friedberg district office has now commented on this and vehemently contradicts the claims. The entire situation throws light on the role of the authorities in terms of animal welfare and animal experiments.

As the Augsburg general Reported, accusations have become loud that the controls on this rabbit operation had been announced in advance and that the information on misconduct was not adequately pursued. The district office, on the other hand, makes it clear that none of the controls was announced in advance. Controllers of the veterinary office were not on site during the two months in which an employee of SOKA's animal protection was in operation.

Unannounced controls

On October 1, there was finally an unannounced full control of animal welfare law. In addition to the veterinary office, the State Office for Health and Food Safety and the police were also involved. The control is currently evaluated and the results are still open. In this context, the district office cannot provide any information on ongoing proceedings, as it is in a further statement on the Website of the district office is to be read.

Another indictment point against SOKO animal protection is that it did not inform the veterinary office about grievances in the company. This is confirmed by Friedrich Mülln, a representative of SOKO; He speaks of an anonymous message that had been received by the offices. There may be a communication problem that contributes to the current misunderstandings.

Animal experiments in Germany

Until the allegations are clarified, it remains to be seen which measures the veterinary office will take. In Germany, animal welfare enjoys a high priority and strict laws regulate animal experiments. According to the MPIIB Berlin website The German Animal Welfare Act is one of the strictest worldwide. Researchers must obtain approval from the responsible authority for every attempt at vertebrates. You have to prove that the research goal cannot be achieved without animal experiments.

The violations of animal experiments are therefore very clearly defined and a commission advises the approval authority. In the event of considerable stress during the tests, pain or narcotics must also be administered. Regular, unannounced controls ensure that the regulations are observed and animal husbandry is gently designed as possible.

The situation in Kissing is an example of how important animal -friendly attitude and transparent controls are. The upcoming results of unannounced control could ultimately be crucial for both the authorities and for SOKO.