An investigation signed by Giulia Innocenzi and broadcast by reports on Rai 3 in the last episode has brought to the surface what would be serious critical in one of the farms by the major Italian trout manufacturer, Rossi heir Silviowhich covers about a third of national production.
Incredible images, which tell deficient health conditions, serious animal injuries and, above all, demolition practices not compatible with animal welfare.
The service aired on June 1st shows Trout trapped in anti-predatory networksanimals in agony abandoned in the tank, others still crammed into trucks and loaded in the slaughterhouses. But it would be above all the last phase of their life to reveal the real drama: fish immersed in water and ice, still conscious, who fight desperately before dying from asphyxiation – a procedure that, as explained by the experts interviewed by report, does not guarantee effective stunning, prolonging suffering unnecessarily.
Among the interventions in the service, Simone Montuschi, president of Animaland the veterinarian expert in ethology Enrico Moriconi: both denounce a system still widely without effective controls and unable to ensure dignified conditions for animals, despite already existing technological alternatives for more ethical slaughter.
According to the investigation, in fact, The industry would continue to use methods now deemed inadequate by the scientific community and denied by the International Guidelines of EFSA and Otte. On the contrary, countries like France and Spain have already moved towards more respectful practices, adopting effective stunning as a standard for all bred trout.
The replica of heir Rossi Silvio
In response to the investigation of ReportThe company heir Rossi Silvio has declared that the use of water and ice concerns a small percentage of production and that a transition is underway towards the definitive abandonment of this practice.
More precisely, heir Rossi Silvio, responding to reports and in a letter read in the studio by Sigfrido Ranucci, states that the demolition in a mush of water and ice represents only 10% of total production (The mainly used method is electrical stunning) and is being exceeded by the company, as required by the voluntary certification standards to which it adheres.
As Montuschi points out:
The images collected by Report They confirm that there is still a long way to go. From 2018 we ask Italian companies to adopt policies that eliminate avoidable suffering and guarantee effective stunning for all bred fish. We will not stop until inhuman practices such as those shown by Report They will not be completely overcome.
In an Italy that is among the main European trout manufacturers, it is time that the fish sector also assumes its responsibilities. The courageous report of reports and Giulia Innocenzi represents a point of no return: now it is necessary to take a clear position by companies and institutions.
