An article explains that in Italy, calves are killed in the most cruel way to promote the production of buffalo mozzarella. Here is the fact check on this topic.

We keep receiving inquiries about a very sad topic. It's about the production of buffalo mozzarella and the associated cruelty towards countless male calves, which are supposed to be killed immediately after birth because they are of no value to the farmers.

Strictly speaking, this is the article:

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The fact check

Unfortunately, it is the truth.

In November 2017, colleague Paolo made contact with the Italian debunker David Puente . He also dealt with the topic and was able to research the following information:

Unfortunately, there was this disgusting misconduct by some breeders, which was reported by the Animal Welfare Association in Italy (LAV). This complaint was directed against 50 companies that were proven to have violated the Animal Welfare Act.

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However, it must also be noted that around 80% of the breeders based in Italy are based in the area around Campania, which is probably a lot more than 50. We were unable to find exact figures on the number of breeding operations; the majority of these operations comply with applicable laws.

It should also be mentioned that the “ Consorzio Tutela Mozzarella di Bufala Campana ” (Cooperative for Buffalo Mozzarella from Campania) clearly speaks out against this practice and cooperates with law enforcement in the event of violations.

Conclusion

The article is true. There have been cases in Italy using this practice. Of course, we hope that a lot has happened since then in terms of animal protection, but unfortunately it cannot be ruled out that a few people still use these practices.

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Further sources: Lav.it
Article image: Shutterstock / tanialerro.art / HQuality


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