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Note: The raccoon dogs they refer to are a different
species than the North American raccoon. This is actually a canine species that has a raccoon like face mask.
The Finnish ALFSG recieved the following communique:
“Kiihtelysvaara, October 13th
The farm near Pitkäjärvi is guarded by at least two guard dogs near the
entrance. The dogs understood whose side we are on and they let us be in peace.
At the farm there were thousands of raccoon dogs without any possibilities
for natural behaviour. In nature raccoon dogs sleep through the winter, but
at the farms they can't. Raccoon dogs have only been farmed from the 70's,
so the animals have all the chances to survive in the nature.
The farm was in bad shape and the manure was piled in the back of the farm
without composting (as the law requires in Finland - translators note).
Especially the sheds located outside the fence were in really bad shape:
there was a lot of animal manure and the automatic water system was broken.
Best evidence of how the farmer relates to animals and how the animals
well-being is considered is a breeding card found from the farm with writing
"bleeds a lot of blood from cunt".
We opened the back gate of the farm. We took couple of hundred breeding
cards and opened hundreds of cages. Some of the cages had to be opened from
the top and they looked difficult for raccoon dogs. That is why we cut the
back wall away from the cage. We also carried some of the animals to the
safety to the forest.
Because of the lack of time, we couldn't do more. At least some of the farms
animals friday the 13th was a lucky day.
We wish all of the animals a good escape journey!”
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