One of the many petitions doing the rounds on Facebook is a protest against an extension to a pig farm in Septfonds.
https://www.change.org/p/préfet-collectif-contre-l-extension-de-la-porcherie-de-septfonds?utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_signer_receipt&utm_campaign=triggered&share_context=signature_receipt&recruiter=65675748
It is claimed that 6500 pigs will be raised in factory conditions, having less than 2m2 each. Whether we subscribe to not eating meat or not (we dont), we do believe in compassion in farming and animals treated with dignity. There are many ethical pork producers locally and choosing their products over factory farmed pork - which is cheaper and more profitable to producers - is a way of expressing our support for better standards.
No doubt there will be an element of "nimbyism" in local support for the petition; the huge farm is likely to produce effluent and odours to the detriment of the environment, but at the heart of the matter is the welfare of the animals.
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