Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Family-Living-near-Factory-Farm-in-Lescout--France-27MZIFJWKADG1.htmlConceptually similarChild and Chicken near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceGP0STTBH5Completed★★★★Child Living near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceGP0STTBH3Completed★★★★Child Living near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceGP0STTBH6Completed★★★★★★Children Playing near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceGP0STTBH7Completed★★★★Flies near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceGP0STTBHBCompleted★★★★★Flies near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceGP0STTBH4Completed★★★★Letters to the Mayor of Lescout, FranceGP0STTBH9Completed★★★★Family Living near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceGP0STTBGVCompleted★★★★Child with Horse near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceGP0STTBGUCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STTBHCFamily Living near Factory Farm in Lescout, FranceNear the village of Lescout there is a big hen factory farm, currently farming 185,000 hens.The smell and noises coming from the factory farm affecting the village of Lescout, located a few hundred meters away from the house of Nicolas Mougel. Nicolas, 31 years old, works as a keeper at Château du Gua and is a father of five children. According to Nicolas, bad smells and noise happens mostly at regular times, usually in the evening and in the morning, but can occur at other times of the day. When the air smells bad it becomes difficult to enjoy the outdoors, and his children sometimes cover their faces if they want to play outside. Nicolas mentioned to Greenpeace France that he was concerned about potential toxicity of the air they’re breathing, and for his family including his then three month old child.Locations:Europe-France-Lescout-OccitanieDate:12 Dec, 2018Credit:© Greenpeace / Wildlight / Selene MagnoliaMaximum size:4824px X 3618pxKeywords:Agriculture-Air pollution-Babies (0-2)-Chickens-Factory Farming-Families-Fathers-Girls-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Meat-Meat and Dairy (campaign title)-Men-Pre-adolescent children (10-13)-Sadness-VictimsShoot:Hen Factory Farm in FranceThe 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.Related Collections:Factory Farms in Europe - Full SelectionFactory Farms in Europe - Tight Edit