Poor Conditions and Alleged Fraud Denounced in Mallorca Chicken Farm with Animal Welfare Seal

Animal protection organizations have published an investigation denouncing poor conditions and alleged fraud at a chicken farm in Mallorca. The investigation reveals extreme unhygienic conditions, the presence of rats, and hens living alongside carcasses in various states of decomposition. Despite being classified as "free-range," the hens do not have access to the outside for days at a time, raising concerns about their welfare.

The farm, which has been operating without an environmental permit since 2017 and was fined for improper management of excrement, allegedly received European funding but continues to operate illegally. The organizations have reported alleged crimes against public health and fraud, warning of the zoonotic risk to people. This situation highlights the discrepancy between the farm's animal welfare seal and its actual practices, leading to calls for the farm's activity to cease and the environment to be restored.