Future of the shelter in Füssen: Community wrestles for solution!

Future of the shelter in Füssen: Community wrestles for solution!

The Zweckverband Allgäuer Land met last Tuesday in the Rieden town hall for the first meeting of the year. The 20th anniversary of the association is celebrated this year. There were important topics on the agenda, especially the future of the shelter and the planned development of the W80 industrial area in the west of Füssen. As Merkur , the member communities are given an annual flat rate by Provide 1.80 euros per inhabitant.

The discussion about the shelter is urgent, because the current building is in great need of renovation. The animal protection association has already started looking for a new property. If there is nothing suitable, you are ready to renovate or rebuild the existing building. Riedens Mayor Andreas Haug also made it clear that the community was not responsible for the search for a new location. If everything goes according to plan, the shelter will also take pension animals in the future to modernize the strategic orientation. The round of mayors agree that the connection of the current location is not bad.

industrial area as an opportunity for companies

Another central topic of the session was the development of the W80 industrial area, which is supposed to create additional areas for companies. It is planned to start construction work after the summer vacation. The special -purpose association is optimistic and expects a planned surplus of 91,800 euros for the year - another sign that the association is debt -free and able to advance important projects.

In the meeting, Füssen's police chief Daniel Such also presented the crime and security report. It is particularly noteworthy that the stricter border controls of the federal police also have an impact on the local police. Last year, 662 advertisements were registered for violations of nature and landscape protection. This shows that animal protection brings with it a wide range of challenges.

animal protection scandal as a warning example

In recent years, animal welfare is also in the context of a scandal that occurred in summer 2019. Animal rights activists had taken terrifying shots of cruelty to animals in a dairy farm in Bad Grönenbach. A farmer kicked a calf in the face and a living cow was dragged through the stable with a wheel loader. The trial of a affected person soon begins at the district court in Memmingen. The 68-year-old father and 25-year-old son is accused of not having adequately looked after her animals, which led to massive health problems. The public prosecutor plans to make a judgment by the end of October 2023 after over 5,000 animals have been examined. These events lead to increased awareness of animal husbandry and the demands for clear posture laws-as Br

In a further step, its own control authority was also founded in order to better monitor the animal welfare locations in large companies. With its seven places and increasing responsibility, the veterinary office is required to carry out even more close -meshed controls. More than 121,000 cattle in over 1,400 companies in the district make this necessary. The scandal has drawn public attention to animal husbandry and animal welfare, but the implementation of standards and the demand for products remain a challenge for agriculture.

The development around animal welfare and the planned projects in the Allgäu region show how important it is to work committed to improving living conditions for animals and the economic infrastructure. It remains to be hoped that everyone involved will act with good hands and the right sense of responsibility.