Residents are very afraid of drinking or opening windows from their local wells for fear of the stench of nearby cattle farms.
The first time, A group of Spanish citizens has taken judicial measures Against national and regional authorities to the radical species of pigs. Neighbors claim that the poor pollution management caused by decades Industrial pig breeding He has created a “impossible” life in his community and is at risk of his health.
This is the first time a European court Explore a case of human rights impact Serious cattle in water sources. A Limia’s Calician region depends on the fact that hundreds of extreme pigs and poultry are considered Stamp for approval of local authorities Can work.
National and European law They demand that authorities protect the health and well -being of Local residents. The plaintiffs argue that legally, these policy facilities must be determined Industrial agriculture.
However, living conditions in the area They have become scaryResidents fear drinking from their local wells or opens the windows for fear of the stench of nearby cattle farms. In some cases, that too Municipality contaminated water supply.
“We So concern about pollution Even the idea of walking near the reservoir is impossible, ”says Pablo Alwarez Weloso, president of the local and plaintiff’s association in this case.
“However, instead of warning the true purpose of our community Pollution in the areaOur local authorities say the water is in good condition. Every year, they say that children can bathe and play in the reservoir without alerting what to look for. ”
“In the hottest months of the year, we have more Even to be afraid to open windows To update the house, because only then The smell of the reservoir This is bad, “Mercedes Alwarez de Leon, the owner of the local business, says,” People have become sterkellero, representative of the Earth’s supporters of the Earth who supports the case. “
Spanish neighbors take officers to court
Before failure Repeated efforts to ask local authorities Another type of occupation of the area destroyed is that residents of Az Konjas have taken legal action. Ha group Sued Before the High Court of the Calicia to consider the violation of the national and European law.
They have the support of environmental systems Customer and Earth Spain’s Friends. Among the plaintiffs has a CECU consumer system, which refers to the part of a Limia.
“We have tried many times to raise these issues directly to the local government, but we hope we have not been asked,” says Alvarez Weloso. “So we have taken justice with our hand: We’re going Go to court to protect our community“.
Pollution may cause cancer
It is recorded in the local reservoir The highest nitrates, This is a well -known risk factor A variety of cancerThyroid, breast, ovaries, stomach, pancreas and bladder. His existence is also related Al -Linfoma No Hodgkin (LNH) Already metamoglobinmia, a deadly disease that appears in the blood.
In addition to nitrates, studies are found in deposits Anti -antibiotic bacteriaIt is known in causing the most difficult diseases (and in some cases impossible).
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that this type of antibiotic -resistant is superfactory One of the ten major threats to humanity. The strongest smell of these extreme facilities is a product, according to the complaint, Fine particles in the airIt can cause respiratory problems and asthma, especially young and old.
“In the summer, the headache I have been experiencing since 2012 has nothing to do with it, but I have nothing to do with getting worse. I have failed to go to the doctor again and again to find out what the reason is. I think this is for this pollution“Says Alwarez de Leon.” This is so bad and there are days when I don’t leave home. “
New farms continue to receive permissions
Although Clear risks to public health Exposed in need, and the struggles that reside in the daily residents in As Concourse, local authorities allow these industrial farms to act like these industrial farms.
AdvertisementPermission is still offered New farms.
“We believe it Officers failed these residents.
“This violation is illegal He led to the situation where our plaintiffs had to live day by day. Unified pollution has put their health at risk and compromises its water, the air they breathe, and the ground that they grow their own foods. “
Galicyian regional authorities have announced it They work in conjunction with the municipalities and the pig department They have also said that the national government should be involved in finding solutions. In a report sent to the Reuters Agency, Galician officials said that “working on a circular economic program A standard cattle This indicates the conversion of waste into resources. “
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