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Man who killed 79 piglets in belly flop video is jailed | Man who killed 79 piglets in belly flop video is jailed |
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A Spanish farm worker who shared a video of himself diving onto a pen of piglets, killing dozens, has been jailed for 15 months for aggravated animal abuse. | A Spanish farm worker who shared a video of himself diving onto a pen of piglets, killing dozens, has been jailed for 15 months for aggravated animal abuse. |
It is believed 19 piglets were crushed immediately and a further 60 were put down because of their injuries. | It is believed 19 piglets were crushed immediately and a further 60 were put down because of their injuries. |
Police said the man, aged 19 at the time, dived into the pen three times. | Police said the man, aged 19 at the time, dived into the pen three times. |
The man, and a colleague who filmed the incident, were ordered to pay €60 (£54; $70) each per pig. | |
The fines - a total of €4,470 (£4000; $5300) each - were paid to the farm. | |
Both men were also banned from working with animals for three and a half years. | Both men were also banned from working with animals for three and a half years. |
The pigs were aged between 19 and 27 days old and were being transferred to a weaning room when the incident took place in January 2016 in Huércal-Overa, Almería. | |
The video was shared widely on web messaging service Whatsapp. | The video was shared widely on web messaging service Whatsapp. |
Spanish police released graphic photographs of the crushed pigs. | Spanish police released graphic photographs of the crushed pigs. |
"I had no intention of causing any injuries, I did not kill any animals, I was smaller, I was 19 years old and I jumped on the animals but they moved away," the defendant, known only by his initials DAA, said. | "I had no intention of causing any injuries, I did not kill any animals, I was smaller, I was 19 years old and I jumped on the animals but they moved away," the defendant, known only by his initials DAA, said. |
DAA said his colleague did not know what he was about to do when he asked him to film it. | DAA said his colleague did not know what he was about to do when he asked him to film it. |
The judge said the man treated the pigs like a trampoline or swimming pool when he jumped on them, local media reported. | The judge said the man treated the pigs like a trampoline or swimming pool when he jumped on them, local media reported. |
DAA apologised to the farm, but labelled the incident "childish antics" and denied that any pigs died. | DAA apologised to the farm, but labelled the incident "childish antics" and denied that any pigs died. |
The defence claimed that police photographs showed animals younger than the pigs in the video. | The defence claimed that police photographs showed animals younger than the pigs in the video. |
The farm's vet disputed DAA's statements. | The farm's vet disputed DAA's statements. |
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