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SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

28.08.2024, Tallinn. Former Lasnamäe district elder Julianna Jurtenko will be nominated to return to the position, the Social Democratic Party's board decided on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus (SDE) said Jurtenko will be put forward for the position and will join the party. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

28.08.2024, Tallinn. Former Lasnamäe district elder Julianna Jurtenko will be nominated to return to the position, the Social Democratic Party's board decided on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus (SDE) said Jurtenko will be put forward for the position and will join the party. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

28.08.2024, Tallinn. Former Lasnamäe district elder Julianna Jurtenko will be nominated to return to the position, the Social Democratic Party's board decided on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus (SDE) said Jurtenko will be put forward for the position and will join the party. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

28.08.2024, Tallinn. Former Lasnamäe district elder Julianna Jurtenko will be nominated to return to the position, the Social Democratic Party's board decided on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus (SDE) said Jurtenko will be put forward for the position and will join the party. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

28.08.2024, Tallinn. Former Lasnamäe district elder Julianna Jurtenko will be nominated to return to the position, the Social Democratic Party's board decided on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus (SDE) said Jurtenko will be put forward for the position and will join the party. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

28.08.2024, Tallinn. Former Lasnamäe district elder Julianna Jurtenko will be nominated to return to the position, the Social Democratic Party's board decided on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus (SDE) said Jurtenko will be put forward for the position and will join the party. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

SDE proposes new Lasnamäe district elder candidate

28.08.2024, Tallinn. Former Lasnamäe district elder Julianna Jurtenko will be nominated to return to the position, the Social Democratic Party's board decided on Wednesday evening. Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus (SDE) said Jurtenko will be put forward for the position and will join the party. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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A Live-fire Tactical Drill in Jiuquan

A Live-fire Tactical Drill in Jiuquan

JIUQUAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2024 - An artillery unit covers a forward position during a live-fire tactical drill in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, June 20, 2024.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Guozhong (1st R) and Zhang Guomin (2nd L) discuss the boats position during a rehearsal in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 6, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a s

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guozhong (1st R) and Zhang Guomin (2nd L) discuss the boats position during a rehearsal in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 6, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, maki

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(SP)U.S.-MILWAUKEE-BASKETBALL-NBA-BUCKS VS NUGGETS

(SP)U.S.-MILWAUKEE-BASKETBALL-NBA-BUCKS VS NUGGETS

(240213) -- MILWAUKEE, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (L) and forward Michael Porter Jr. (R) battle for position with Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez during the 2023-2024 NBA regular season game between Denver Nuggets and the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2024. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua)

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Maui emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons

STORY: Maui emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Herman Andaya speaking to the press in Maui STORYLINE: Herman Andaya, the administrator of Maui Emergency Management Agency, resigned Thursday, citing health reasons, according to the official Facebook page of Maui County. The county's Mayor Richard Bissen accepted the resignation. "Given the gravity of the crisis we are facing, my team and I will be placing someone in this key position as quickly as possible and I look forward to making that announcement soon," Bissen said. The death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii reached 110 on Wednesday. In Maui, it's not difficult to spot one of the 80 green siren towers used to alert residents in times of danger, which are tested monthly. However, the robust emergency siren warning system simply sat silent during the deadly wildfires. Xinhua News Agency corresp

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Thailand MPs elect new House speaker

STORY: Thailand MPs elect new House speaker DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the election of new House speaker STORYLINE: Thailand's former president of the bicameral National Assembly, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, was elected as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday after his nomination for the position in the parliament was uncontested. Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, nominated Wan Noor in a parliamentary session where the newly elected 500-member lower house convened to elect its new speaker, first deputy speaker, and second deputy speaker. In his address to the parliament, Wan Noor, leader of the Prachachat Party, said that he will be politically neutral and will adhere to the king's instructions given on Monday during the official opening of the new parliamentary session. Under the Thai constitution, the House speaker will also be the president of the National Assembly. After the King has royall

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-NEW HOUSE SPEAKER-ELECTION

THAILAND-BANGKOK-NEW HOUSE SPEAKER-ELECTION

(230704) -- BANGKOK, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Parliament vote for a new Speaker of the House of Representatives in Bangkok, Thailand, July 4, 2023. Thailand's former president of the bicameral National Assembly, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, was elected as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday after his nomination for the position in the parliament was uncontested. Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, nominated Wan Noor in a parliamentary session where the newly elected 500-member lower house convened to elect its new speaker, first deputy speaker, and second deputy speaker. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-NEW HOUSE SPEAKER-ELECTION

THAILAND-BANGKOK-NEW HOUSE SPEAKER-ELECTION

(230704) -- BANGKOK, July 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, delivers a speech at the House of Representatives in Bangkok, Thailand, July 4, 2023. Thailand's former president of the bicameral National Assembly, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, was elected as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday after his nomination for the position in the parliament was uncontested. Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, nominated Wan Noor in a parliamentary session where the newly elected 500-member lower house convened to elect its new speaker, first deputy speaker, and second deputy speaker. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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Nigeria unveils long-awaited national carrier

STORY: Nigeria unveils long-awaited national carrier DATELINE: May 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigeria Air 2. various of officials around the aircraft 3. various of stakeholders 4. SOUNDBITE (English): HADI SIRIKA, Minister of Aviation STORYLINE: The Nigerian government Friday unveiled the long-awaited national carrier, Nigeria Air, in a major step forward for the aviation sector. The aim of setting up the national carrier is to re-position the most populous African country as a prominent player in the global aviation market, Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika said at an unveiling ceremony at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the Nigerian capital. SOUNDBITE (English): HADI SIRIKA, Minister of Aviation "We have the population. We have the geography. We have the economy. We have the people. We have the know-how. We have the market. In this partnership, we are connecting the biggest population of Africa, Nigeria with the second big

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China's position paper on Ukraine crisis "important contribution": UN spokesman

STORY: China's position paper on Ukraine crisis "important contribution": UN spokesman DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press briefing room 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesman for UN Secretary-General 3. various of journalists STORYLINE: A United Nations spokesman said on Friday that China's position paper on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis represents "an important contribution." SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHANE DUJARRIC, Spokesman for UN Secretary-General "The plan put forward by the Chinese government is an important contribution. I think the call on the need to avoid the use of nuclear weapons is particularly important. We all have a collective responsibility to do what we can to reach a just peace in line with international law, the UN Charter and the recent General Assembly Resolution." China on Friday released a paper stating its position on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, sayin

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Russia scrapes past Finland in Olympic ice hockey

Russia scrapes past Finland in Olympic ice hockey

Russian forward Alexei Yashin (L) tries to scoop the puck in from a difficult position in Olympic ice hockey action on Feb. 15 at Nagano's Big Hat arena. Russia came back from two goals down to squeak past Scandinavian neighbor Finland 4-3.

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France urges Lebanon to elect new president within constitutional limit

STORY: France urges Lebanon to elect new president within constitutional limit DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting between French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna and Lebanese President Michel Aoun 2. various of the meeting between French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna and Lebanese House Speaker Nabih Berri 3. various of the joint press conference 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CATHERINE COLONNA, French Foreign Affairs Minister 5. various of the joint press conference 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): CATHERINE COLONNA, French Foreign Affairs Minister STORYLINE: Visiting French Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna on Friday urged Lebanese leaders to elect a new president for the republic to strengthen Lebanon's position in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "The international community, as a whole, is looking forward to the completion of the process of electing a new president, as a political va

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China can play a positive role in championing multilateralism: expert

STORY: China can play a positive role in championing multilateralism: expert DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of street view in China 2.SOUNDBITE (English): PROF. ALEKSIUS JEMADU, International Relations Observer from Pelita Harapan University 3.various of street view in China 4.SOUNDBITE (English): PROF. ALEKSIUS JEMADU, International Relations Observer from Pelita Harapan University STORYLINE: Indonesian political observer Aleksius Jemadu speaks highly of RCEP, the world's largest free trade agreement, saying that multilateral cooperation should be the way forward and China can play a positive role in championing multilateralism. SOUNDBITE (English): PROF. ALEKSIUS JEMADU, International Relations Observer from Pelita Harapan University "I think China would be in the best position to endorse this multilateralism because no single country can solve this problem alone. So we need to work together, and China can be a good leader. Knowing that

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

French Animal Rights Groups Denounce Pig Breeding

★Handout screen grabs released on Thursday August 19, 2021, by animal rights organisation L214 show new shocking images of mistreatment, this time in a pig farm in the Yonne region, France, and an unedited, open-faced testimony from a former employee who raised the alarm. "They cut the tails off and castrate them (...). If a piglet limps, they take it and slam it on the floor. Sometimes you can still see it moving in the bucket," says Gregory Boutron. A former employee for two years and two months of the SCEA Les Tremblats II farm in Annay-sur-Serein (Yonne), he recently resigned from his position after falling into depression following the mistreatment he witnessed. He continued: "Because the sow doesn't want to move forward, they attack her with a screwdriver (...). They cut the teeth with pliers (...). They gave fourteen blows with a matador (a stunning tool used in slaughterhouses) to

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