20,000 PIGS SPARED MISERY -S.A.F.E. VICTORY!

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PIGS SPARED MISERY - VICTORY! SAFE is celebrating after Environment Waikato declined resource consent applications to build what would have been New Zealand's largest pig farm. Piggery owner Ken McIntyre sought to expand his existing piggery in Kereone into a 50,000 mega-pig farm, however this was later reduced to 30,000 pigs in an effort to secure a successful application. SAFE believes the pigs were to be intensively farmed inside a large number of sheds. Permission was also sought to irrigate treated wastewater onto adjacent farmland and to build a massive biogas electricity generator plant. SAFE made a submission to the local council objecting to the application as part of the public consultation process. "We are delighted to hear that the resource consent has been declined," says

campaign director Hans Kriek. "If this farm had been allowed to proceed, tens of thousands of pigs would have been condemned to a life of misery inside this monstrous farm. Good management means being able to give attention to each individual animal. Clearly, with even 30,000 pigs, this would be completely impossible," says Hans. The local community overwhelmingly opposed the piggery proposal. Odour discharge, the impact on the sensitive rural environment and adverse effects from air discharges were cited by Environment Waikato as some of the reasons the application was declined. http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7