A new trial for Jo, the young calf abused at a slaughterhouse in Vannes

The
endless agony of a young calf in the courtyard of a slaughterhouse in
Vannes will be the subject of an appeal on April 3, 2017 at 10:30 in
Rennes. Once again, One Voice will be a civil party to defend Jo’s
memory and advocate for the respect of an animal person.

The
case that moved the whole of France: Saturday October 1 2016, a calf
is delivered to the slaughterhouse in the trading estate area of
Prat, where it falls from a ramp when it is pushed out of the truck.
It tears the ligaments of its hind legs and breaks its pelvis when
hitting the ground. Left alone all weekend, the animal remains lying
on the concrete floor in the rain and the cold, with nothing to
drink. His suffering is atrocious. But, it’s only on Monday that
the SPA (Society for the Protection of Animals) Vannes had been given
warning of this, and that on Sunday morning the young bull – which we
named Jo – had finally been put down.

Immediately,
One Voice and the SPA of Vannes filed a complaint against the
slaughterhouse, as well as four other associations. At the end of a
first trial, SARL Sélection Viande Distribution was found guilty of
three offenses. A 600 euros fine was claimed for “deprivation of
food or watering of a domestic animal by its keeper, breeder or
animal keeper”, 800 euros for “deprivation of care”
and 800 euros still for “ill-treatment to a domestic animal “.
A ridiculous price for the suffering of Jo …

From
the judgment rendered by the law court, the Sarl Société Viande
Distribution appealed the sentence pronounced against them. There is
now a second trial that will open on April 3 to defend the memory of
Jo.

As
a plaintiff, One Voice is hoping to obtain even more severe fines
than in the first instance, so that this judgment is a landmark
decision and that, never again, shall a young calf with a broken leg
does not agonize alone on a cold concrete floor of a deserted
slaughterhouse.

Remember
that 4.7 million calves and large cattle die in more than 260
slaughterhouses each year in France. That’s one animal every 7
seconds… And very often in unworthy conditions.