Production of horsemeat in Argentina & Uruguay October - December 2017 A follow-up investigation carried out by supported by Belgium Netherlands France USA France Canada Brussels © www.AWF-TSB.org Contact Germany Switzerland Animal Welfare Foundation e.V. Tierschutzbund Zürich Burgstraße 106 Schulhausstrasse 27 60389 Frankfurt a.M. 8600 Dübendorf T. +41 (0)44 482 00 28 T. +41 (0)44 482 65 73
[email protected] [email protected] www.animal-welfare-foundation.org www.tierschutzbund-zuerich.ch 2 © www.AWF-TSB.org Table of contents I. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………… 4 II. Observations in Argentina …………………………………………………………..………………………………………….……… 6 1. Slaughterhouse Lamar ………………………………………………………………………..……………………………. 6 2. Slaughterhouse General Pico ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 21 3. Collection centre of Angel Ariel Sosa ………………………………………………………………………………… 27 4. Collection centre of Carlos Sagaglia ………………………………………………………………………………….. 29 5. Rodeo (“jineteada”) in Azul ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 30 III. Observations in Uruguay ……………………..……………………………………..………………………………………………… 35 1. Slaughterhouse Clay …………………………………………………………………………..……………………………. 35 2. Slaughterhouse Sarel ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………. 45 IV. EU legislation applicable in Third Countries ……………………………………………………………………..…………… 55 1. Non-compliance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 …………………………………………………………. 56 2. Non-compliance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 …………………………………………………………. 60 3. Non-compliance with Regulation