Slaughterhouse Trial: Defendant Denies Fraud Allegations - Bad Iburg Slaughterhouse Trial: Verdict Imminent in €378k Meat Fraud Case
A former manager of a Bad Iburg slaughterhouse is currently on trial for commercial fraud and food safety violations. The case revolves around allegations of mistreatment of cattle and sale of uninspected meat, with a verdict expected on November 11.
In 2018, undercover footage exposed elderly, weak, and sick animals being mistreated at the slaughterhouse. The defendant, who managed the facility, is accused of selling beef from over 100 of these animals without mandatory veterinary inspections. Prosecutors allege that the meat was unfit for consumption, and the defendant unlawfully profited by approximately €378,000.
The defendant denies these allegations. He claims to have had an agreement with official veterinarians to forgo live-animal inspection. Four veterinarians, including Dr. Anna Müller, Dr. Jonas Weber, Dr. Eva Schmidt, and Dr. Lukas Fischer, are scheduled to testify on November 11, potentially shedding light on the defendant's behaviour in this regard.
The trial comes after the defendant received a suspended sentence in 2022 for animal kingdom welfare law violations. The district of Osnabrück ordered the slaughterhouse's closure following the revelations. The verdict on November 11 is expected to bring closure to this long-running case, which has raised serious concerns about food safety and animal kingdom welfare.
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