Woman Living near Factory Farm in Baarup, Denmark

The industrial pig farm in the small village Baarup 60 kilometers west of Copenhagen is located right in front of the property of Eckhard Klattkowsky, aged 79, and Bente Hansen, aged 72. Here Bente is collecting her bedsheets from the hanger in the garden. According to her, she can only very rarely dry her laundry outside. Often, an awful smell is hanging in the air.
Bente said: “When we moved here 32 years ago, the farm was very small with only a few animals. Now it is a factory farm with thousands of animals, and the smell, noise and dust from the stables drive us crazy.”

Unique identifier: GP0STTCDD

Type: Image

Shoot date: 14/03/2019

Locations: Baarup, Denmark, Europe

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Wildlight / Selene Magnolia

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Pig Factory Farms in Denmark

Denmark produces more than 31 million pigs annually, which, together with the annual production of 1.5 million cattles, makes up 19 percent of Denmark’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Inside the walls of industrial farms, animals’ existence are reduced to short lives inside small booths or cages. Besides its effect on the climate, meat production in Denmark further has a negative impact on the local environment, landscape, biodiversity and public health.
Greenpeace Nordic in Denmark demands a reduction in the number of pigs and cattles produced by the meat industry in Denmark. The decrease in amount of agricultural land used for production of animal feed should simultaneously give space to more nature, forest and production of organic, plant-based crops. Furthermore, the public system has to contribute to a transition of the consumption of less meat and more green foods.

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