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Umfuyi wezinja wase-US uhlawuliswe u-$35m ngemuva kokuhlengwa kwama-beagles angu-4,000
Inkampani ukuthi izinhlobo izilwane ezihlolelwa ukuhlolwa kwezokwelashwa, i-Envigo RMS LLC, ihlawuliswe irekhodi lama- $ 35 wezigidi (ama-£ 27 wezigidi) ngemuva kokuhlengwa kwama-beagle angama-4,000 endaweni yawo eVirginia ngo-2022.
Inhlawulo, enkulu kunazo zonke ezake zakhishwa ngaphansi kwe Impilo Yezilwane Umthetho, wabekwa uMnyango Wezobulungiswa wase-US (DoJ) ngokuhlukumeza izilwane. Umzali wenkampani, u-Inotiv, uvumile ukukhokha irekhodi lesamba esingu-8 futhi uvumile ukuthi ngeke azale izinja iminyaka emihlanu ezayo.
Indawo yokuzalela eCumberland, ephethwe yi-Envigo RMS, yamangalelwa nguMnyango Wezobulungiswa wase-US ngoMeyi ngezenzo eziningi isihluku sezilwane.Abahloli bathole ukuthi ezinye izinja bezihlukunyezwa esikhundleni sokuthi zithole ukunakekelwa kwezilwane ezimweni ezelaphekayo.
Izilwane beziphinde zidliswe ukudla okunezimpethu, isikhunta nendle, kanti abancelisayo bebencishwa ukudla ngokuphelele. Ukuhlengwa kwe Izinja ezi-4,000 kwaholela emzamweni kazwelonke wezindawo zokukhosela izilwane ukubatholela amakhaya amasha e-US.
I-DoJ ithe u-Envigo “wayebophe uzungu lokuphula ngamabomu uMthetho Wenhlalakahle Yezilwane ngokwehluleka ukuhlinzeka, phakathi kwezinye izinto, okwanele. ukunakekelwa kwezilwane, abasebenzi abenele, nezimo eziphephile zokuhlala zezinja ezihlala esikhungweni saseCumberland County.”
Inkampani engudadewabo, i-Envigo Global Services Inc, nayo ivumile ukuthi yephule uMthetho Wamanzi Ahlanzekile ngokungawaphathi kahle amanzi angcolile, okube nomthelela omubi empilweni yezinja futhi kwangcolisa imvelo.
Isivumelwano sidinga ukuthi u-Envigo akhokhe izigidi ezingama-22 zamaRandi kuhulumeni wase-US, kanye namaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-1.1 eVirginia. I-Animal Fighting Task Force kanye namaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-1.9 ku-Humane Society of the United States ngosizo lwayo lokuhlenga izinyosi. Isivumelwano sizogunyazwa ngokusemthethweni yijaji ngo-Okthoba 7
