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Animals treated like tools. A horse, a pony, a cattle and four goats ended up at auction in the “Machinery-tools-raw materials” category and in the “Agriculture, forestry and fishing machinery” category following a seizure by the Court of Pordenone. The episode is reported by the International Animal Protection Organization, which highlights how this procedure is incongruous and in conflict with the current legislation that protects animals, including the new article 9 of the Constitution and which once again calls for a change of direction: a modification of legislation that prevents these procedures for all animal species. For Oipa, these are seven sentient beings treated as goods, who ended up on an auction portal together with industrial machinery, cars, household appliances, cans of paint, mosquito nets and other objects. The basic price for the “lot” of the horse (of the Irish breed) and the pony, approximately one year old, is 300 euros, while that of the cattle and four goats (of the Camosciata delle Alpi breed) is 250 euros. The start of registration for the two online auctions is set for midday on June 11th.
“The animal auction is an unethical administrative procedure in which animals are considered mere objects,” declares the president of Oipa, Massimo Comparotto. “Sending them to auction is reprehensible.” Oipa hopes that there will be a happy ending for these unfortunate animals, like that of the 57 donkeys of San Poxidenio (Modena) who became famous thanks to the media coverage and the solidarity competition triggered throughout Italy.
