The authorities closed a Chinese restaurant in Madrid, Spain, where they were selling pigeon meat, killing the animals by kicking them, as “Peking duck”.
In addition, they were violating alarming hygiene and health regulations. They had already received numerous complaints.
Madrid: Pigeon meat and serious health violations in a restaurant
The closed establishment was a Chinese restaurant located in the district of Usera, in the Spanish capital. The Municipal Police led an operation a few days ago and uncovered a series of alarming health violations.
The establishment, called Jin Gu, was storing over a ton of food in deplorable conditions and offering it to customers under false dish names.
One of the cases was pigeon meat, which they were selling as “Peking duck”. Additionally, they indicated that, based on two specimens they found, they were killing the animals by kicking them.
The police officers even found up to 300 kilos of decomposing food, hanging meat, and rat traps with baits of spoiled meat.
A clandestine warehouse
What will happen next in the case
The intervention took place on March 25, after numerous complaints alerted about possible health irregularities in the establishment.
Likewise, the owner of the Chinese restaurant is being investigated for crimes against public health, fauna, and flora, as well as for violating consumer rights.
The case was transferred to the judicial authority and the Public Ministry, while the owner faces charges against public health.
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