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Date Published: 05/06/2023

15 hens raped and killed on a private farm in Jaen

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Vandals who broke in to the empty Andalucía farm violently raped and slaughtered the birds

15 hens raped and killed on a private farm in Jaen

A shocking and disconcerting event has occurred in the tiny rural village of Sabiote, Jaén, in Spain’s southern Andalucía region. Guardia Civil police are investigating the death of 15 hens which were killed in a violent manner and previously raped anally, according to sources close to the case.

The events took place during the weekend prior to the Fiestas del Medievo, held in the municipality from May 5 to 7.

The owners of the farm and the hens were away on a trip when the perpetrators, most likely young people due to the “agility” required to access the finca, broke in by breaking through the roof.

They left the same way and did not take anything of value with them, where there was material for agricultural and livestock work and other equipment.

When the family members in charge of feeding the animals while the owners were away, they found “the dead hens, some in agony and all of them with their hind parts smashed, red and plucked. One of them, which was about to have chicks.”

The only one to survive the attack was a lone rooster.

In the following days, neighbours found some stray birds, also dead and with signs of having suffered violence, in a nearby olive tree, one of them even hanging from a branch.

According to the neighbours, despite the peculiarity of the case, there had been other similar cases of animal abuse in the past involving isolated specimens on another property.

Following the complaint, the agents were gathering evidence on the ground. The investigation is still open. The family’s statements suggest that the owner “has no enemies” who could be responsible for this macabre event “against defenceless animals”.

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