Countryside near Factory Farm in Lescout, France

The landscape surrounding the village of Lescout is rural, flat, and used for agriculture and small farms. Noise and smells of a nearby hen factory farm are impacting the village and the inhabitants of Lescout. The egg laying hen factory farm of Lescout, located a few hundred meters away from the village, is the only industrial facility for animal agriculture of the area and is currently farming 185,000 hens. First built in the 1980s, it steadily grew and was expanded in 2016 to the modern and highly industrial facility it is today.

Unique identifier: GP0STTBHG

Type: Image

Shoot date: 11/12/2018

Locations: Europe, France, Lescout, Occitanie

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Wildlight / Selene Magnolia

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Hen Factory Farm in France

The egg laying hen factory farm of Lescout, Gallès, located a few hundred meters away from the village, is the only industrial facility for animal agriculture of the area and is currently farming 185,000 hens. First built in the 1980s, it steadily grew and was expanded in 2016 to the modern and highly industrial facility it is today. The owner is planning to expand more as a building permit has been requested for a new building. The village of Lescout has only 700 inhabitants. The quantity of hens in the factory farm outnumbers the population of the village by 264 times.

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