In these days dozens of activists have gathered in front of the mega breeding of More Holstein In Bétera, in the province of Valencia, to denounce the social and environmental impacts of a gigantic industrial farm that has over 3,000 dairy cows. A company complete with certification of the prestigious Sigillo B Corp, which would be the symbol of high social and environmental standards. But those who live in the surroundings tell a very different reality.
The residents of La Pobla, less than a kilometer from the plant, are exasperated by constant noise, the massive presence of flies and the unbearable smell caused by the tons of dejections produced daily. Not to mention the water, made Not drinking.
While the Municipality of Bétera obviously supports the project, that of La Pobla de Vallbona and its citizens are against and thus a large group of collectives keeps hard against the expansion of the mega-factory. In fact, the company wants to transform protected agricultural land into intensive breeding areas, doubling the size of the system
This case is emblematic of a speculative economic model that puts the profits of few companies over people’s right to live in a healthy environment. More Holstein has worked illegal for years, has been awarded for its sustainability strategies, however continuing to pollute and damage the local population, they say.
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The contamination of nitrates water-with 30% of the underground slopes compromised-is only one of the devastating effects of these “mega-explosions” widespread above all in the Valencian community, which represents one of the main expansion frontiers of this type of intensive farms.
Also, More Holstein, who among other things provides milk to Danone With its Aldaia plant, where the products for the entire Spanish state are sent, it is a paradigmatic case of Greenwashing. It is the first European zootechnical company B Corp.
And not only that: the company has always had a number of animals higher than that allowed for many years. In turn, organizations also denounce illegal discharges in the carraixet ravine, which endanger the ecological integrity of the ravine and have serious impacts on the population of the area, such as the loss of drinking water.
Industrial breeding promotes an unfair model, which causes negative impacts between the population, destroying their resources and concentrating wealth in the hands of a few companies, conclude the organizations.
We will see if the position of a whole community will have the best.
