Authorities are currently investigating claims about a butcher in Gozo who reportedly turned sick cats and dogs into minced Maltese sausages.
The news broke first through a Facebook thread which claimed that customers got sick after they consumed the meat made from the sick animals reportedly picked up from animal sanctuaries.
A post was shared on ‘Gerald Fenech COVID19 news updates’, with a slew of comments condemning the act and expressing utter disgust at the reported act.
ONE News has reported that these allegations have been circulating social media for around two weeks, with the post by Gerald Fenech revitalising the case.
Meanwhile Animal Welfare Commissioner Alison Bezzina commented on the Facebook post saying that this rumour has been going around for weeks.
‘No one can take action or put pressure for action to be taken with what till now seems to be just a rampant rumour’, Bezzina commented.
However, the Association for Abandoned Animals took to social media to reportedly confirm the rumour, calling the butcher in question an ‘idiot and savage from Xagħra.’
‘Unfortunately there is only complete silence from the authorities altough this incident happened weeks ago. We wish we could splatter his name and photo on this page. We are dying to do this actually, but we are not sure about any legal repercussions.’
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