The Manitoba government has decided to charge a hog farmer from Notre Dame de Lourdes for animal neglect.
Terry Whiting, provincial manager of animal health and welfare, told an Oct. 29 animal welfare conference in Portage la Prairie, Man., that he intends to file charges against the farmer under the Manitoba Animal Care Act.
RCMP officers and Manitoba Agriculture employees found hundreds of dead and starving pigs inside a barn in the Rural Municipality of Lorne after being called by concerned neighbours.
An RCMP officer said after the visit that there was “clear evidence of severe neglect” and that “a large number of hogs were found deceased and decomposing in the barn.”
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CBC Manitoba reported at the time that 500 dead animals were removed from the barn, 160 put down and 2,000 pigs rescued.
Whiting said it’s been several years since the Manitoba government last charged a hog barn operator under the animal care act.
“It’s been awhile. I don’t recall one recently,” he said.
The charges will be filed shortly, he added.
