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Scandal truck driver charged again and again: Piglets had tail wounds and broken jaws | BT Krimi - www.bt.dk A Funen haulier has not only tried it before, he has also tried it many times before, and on Tuesday he sat once again on the indictment bench. This time at the Court in Odense. His company is accused of being responsible in 15 cases for the transport of piglets, which were in such poor condition that they were not suitable for transport. In three of the cases, the treatment of the pigs was to be in the nature of abuse, as two pigs had broken their jaws after transport, while the third had completely had its upper jaw pinched off. In addition, a number of the pigs had severe tail bites. ‘I think these are some nasty, serious tail bites. I actually do not think I have seen others of this nature before, "said a veterinarian when she testified in court on Tuesday. According to the prosecution, the consequence should be that the haulage company must be completely deprived of the right to transport and in general deal with animals. Even the haulier denies guilt. On its conscience, the company otherwise has a string of similar cases, which are both before and after the 15 circumstances for which the company is charged in the period 28 January 2019 to 9 March 2020. As many as 11 times in the period from 2015 to 2021, the company has received fines or fines of between 7,000 and 50,000 kroner. Several times before, the haulier has been convicted of grossly unreasonable treatment of animals. In addition, the haulier has another case hanging over his head, which is still awaiting trial. His company and ten other haulage companies are charged in one, of which the aforementioned Funen haulage company is, according to the prosecution, responsible for almost half. During the court hearing in the current case with the 15 conditions, the haulier explained that his company in 2019 had about 100 employees in 2019 and drove around 50 loads a day. Therefore, he had only faint - if any - recollection of the specific episodes. "It's not something I can remember," he had to say several times. The four veterinarians from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, who had been summoned to testify on Tuesday, were able to do so. Common to them was that they either have or still work at so-called gathering places, where the piglets are checked before they are sent for fattening south of the border. And it was here that the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration's veterinarians had to kill pigs that arrived with the Funen haulier's trucks several times. Among other things, 28 January 2011, when 11 piglets were killed immediately after arrival because they had tail wounds to such a severe degree that they were unfit for transport. "It is very painful I would judge," said the vet in court, who also pointed out that there were cases where the tissue in the tail was completely dead. “It's the characters of these tail bites that I think are really bad. There are 11 pieces, and you will discover that in my opinion, "she said. Another veterinarian explained how on May 13, 2019, she had discovered a pig with umbilical hernia of at least eight times ten centimeters. "It was a relatively large swelling," she said, assuming it would be detectable while reading. The haulier himself explained in court that he himself had not been present during the episodes, but had confidence in his employees. Judgment in the case is expected on Thursday. ABROAD Save 40% Message to Putin BERLINGSKE SENTENCED Creepy video Media Berlingske Media A / S Pilestræde 34 DK-1147 Copenhagen KTlf. +45 33 75 75 33 CVR.no .: 29 20 73 13