A company intends to install a macro-farm of up to 40,000 hens in Trespuentes

The possible installation of a chicken macro-farm in three bridges (Iruña de Oca, Álava), a town with 260 residents, has caused concern, as Radio Vitoria has learned. The request has been made by the company egg 12. The company has already applied for a building and activity license in the municipality of Iruña de Oca.

The municipal staff is studying the file; as long as it’s open – said the Mayor of Iruña de Oca, Miguel Ángel Montes-, you can not make assessments. The request “must follow the legal process,” she explained, and “it will not be a short process” as different administrations intervene.

For her part, the President of the Administrative Board, Itxaso Latorrefear the negative consequences of a large farm, such as air pollution, soil pollution or bad odours.

“I don’t think anyone wants them near their house,” he said. “It will be necessary to see that all the regulations that have to be complied with are complied with. They are projects that concern us because they do not affect us positively, quite the opposite,” she warned.

EH Bildu from Iruña de Ocain opposition, is also contrary. David di Paolacouncilor for formation, points out the project inconcretions and criticizes the fact that this type of project is installed in small municipalities, while large ones, such as Vitoria-Gasteiz, avoid them with more stringent regulations.

“The project was initially presented for 150 hens, then, two days later, there is talk of 3,000, but with a facility that can house 30,000, then it is leaked in the press that there are 40,000 or that they may even be more,” he explained.