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In Bucaramanga lPolice together with the Interior Secretariat carried out a mega operation in which a clandestine slaughterhouse operating in the Girardot neighborhood. In this place they found
In Bucaramanga lPolice together with the Interior Secretariat carried out a mega operation in which a clandestine slaughterhouse operating in the Girardot neighborhood.
In this place they found nine horses in critical condition. The procedure, articulated between the Life Protection Inspection and the Animal Welfare Unit (UBA), revealed conditions of overcrowding, abuse and extreme risk for animals.
Horses, rescued under the application of Angel law, They were transferred to the UBA, where they currently receive specialized veterinary attention. According to the official report,
«Animals had obvious signs of Malnutrition, injuries and severe stress «says the Interior Secretariat.
This fact turns on the alarms on the illegal marketing networks of equine meat, as it was An seizure of more than 380 kilos. In addition, it was known that it would be marketing donkey and horse meat making them with beef when applying coloring to give a different dye.
The authorities found about 380 kilos of horse meat. Photo:X: @alcbolivar
Before recent findings of clandestine slaughterhouses in Bucaramanga, The veterinarian and dean of the Faculty of Exact, Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the University of SantandeR (UDES), Albeiro Patiño Herreraissued a forceful warning about The dangerous of consuming horse meat without health regulation.
According to the expert, “you can transmit una series of macroorganisms, viruses, bacteria, parasites That affect the health of the people who consume it, the hygienic conditions must be perfect, every animal must be sacrificed in a regularly authorized place, «says the expert.
Lipizzan horses. Photo:AFP
One of the alert spotlights is in Lto inadequate manipulation of the product, Especially when the horses are sacrificed in slaughterhouses designed for cattle.
In these cases, Patiño ensures that strict disinfection protocols should be applied before and after the process.
Conservation is also key. The Dean warns that, due to the high content of water and protein in equine flesh, it «easily deteriorates» If the cold chain is not maintained or be manipulated incorrectly, which can cause contamination with harmful agents for the consumer.
Equine meat was marketed in the market. Photo:Istock
Another indicated risk is the alteration of the appearance of meat equine at points of sale.
«HE They have used substances to modify the reddish color characteristic of the horse and Make it look like bovine meat «Patiño revealed, which makes consumers difficult to distinguish between the two.
Melissa Múnera Zambrano
Time correspondent – Bucaramanga
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