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The Civil Police today prohibited an aviary in São Gonçalo, in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, suspected of selling pigeon meat as if it were chicken. Consumer Police officers will also carry out an inspection in other establishments
The action came after agents received several complaints from the site. The police found a depot for slaughtered poultry, where the meat was traded with mixed species, without any identification. The owner of the aviary was caught on the spot.
The agents found several birds, such as chickens, ducks, quail and pigeons, that were in poor hygiene conditions. In addition, the Civil Police reported that the establishment, which is located in the Paraíso neighborhood, did not have authorization from the inspection bodies.
According to the delegate responsible for the operation, André Luiz Neves, the owner of the place affirmed that the meat of the pigeons was used only for religious rituals:
“The owner denied that he had mixed the meat, said that he sold the pigeons he caught on the street for spiritual rituals and not for meat for consumption. We will review other establishments, ”said the delegate. Twitter.
Pigeons are found in an aviary that was closed in Rio de Janeir
Image: Disclosure / Civil Police
“We found this aviary with suspicious meats mixed in, there were a lot of pigeons mixed in with chicken. We went there after we got the complaint and it hit, closed and sealed the space. The place was totally unsanitary and it had no authorization for anything. We suspect it had this.” mixture [das carnes] really, “he added.
The Civil Police sent the Twitter videos of the ban held today. It can be seen that in the aviary there were several cages with live chickens and in another, right next to it, live pigeons.
An unidentified consumer reported that all the meats were mixed and sold. On the packages, the police found no identification of the origin of the meat. Agents suspect the establishment is a clandestine poultry slaughterhouse.
The material was sent to the expert to certify the animals that were sold to the consumer.
