A Breton company of frozen products lamented on Wednesday being the victim of an "
attack by members of the L214 association
".
Contacted by Le Figaro, the association criticizes Ecomiam for not "
reviewing its commitments on its supplies
".
"
We asked them to act to raise the standards for slaughtering chickens and to stop sourcing eggs from cage farming
" explains the association.
Faced with the company's inaction, L214 then decided to warn the general public.
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The president and CEO of the company, Daniel Sauvaget, indicates that he received nearly 1,000 emails during the day, numerous calls and a plethora of negative opinions on his social networks. "
We can no longer work, we have to sort the professional emails in the flood of emails that we receive
" deplores Daniel Sauvaget. "
They have enormous resources to force us to give in to their injunctions, to become docile,
" he continues. “
L214 is counting on this harassment to make companies fold, but I will not give in. If a single Gallic village resists pressure from L214, it will be Ecomiam
”he confides, without masking his determination. Reports from bailiffs are also underway to assess the possibility of legal action.
L214 denies being the source of the harassment
L214, however, denies being at the origin of the harassment campaign denounced by the company manager.
"
We are content to inform the public about the policies of certain companies
" explains the association to Le Figaro.
"
The messages received by Ecomiam do not come from L214, but 9 out of 10 French people are opposed to these practices, so it is not surprising that they receive emails of dissatisfaction
" continues L214.
Daniel Sauvaget believes that the methods used are doubtful and the reproaches unjustified. “
We defend animal welfare and participate in a poultry inter-professional program to develop specifications and advance the sector,
” he explains. Ecomiam thus hopes to promote change in a positive way, where "
everyone trusts each other
".
"
We only sell French products, we display our margins to ensure transparency and protect the income of the farmers with whom we work, we are in the action
" advances the business manager.
The company thus claims a positioning in respect of breeders which will ultimately promote animal welfare rather than a posture of communication with "
promises of commitment over four years which make it possible, at little cost, to make no 'anything over everything else
'.
The herders thrown into popular vindictiveness
Ecomiam also questions the honesty of L214.
“
We are criticized for sourcing eggs from cage farming, but we don't sell any eggs, we only do frozen food.
There is inevitably in our preparations but it is on the margins, I do not know where they get that,
”he continues.
Finally, for him, it is dangerous to throw this or that type of farming into popular revenge: "
Ground-based farming is not so much better than cage farming: hens that trample in the rain, we is far from the beaches of Saint-Tropez,
”he annoys.
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In addition, some breeders have no choice and must favor indoor breeding to protect their poultry from the external environment, as is the case for example during epidemics of avian flu which result in the confinement of animals, explains he advocated the support and protection of breeders "
who do not deserve popular vindictiveness
" and are already exposed to psychological distress.