The data threatens to exceed 5,305 in 2022 in the territory, since in just four months 36.8% of that figure was reached
14ymedio, Havana, May 29, 2024 — Las Tunas reported, in the first four months of the year alone, 1,954 cases of theft and slaughter of large livestock, which authorities blame for the calamitous decrease in the cattle mass in the province. However, far from looking for the causes of the disproportionate increase in crimes, the local government called the ranchers irresponsible for not improving the safety of the cattle.
The figure threatens to exceed 5,305 cases in 2022 in the territory – latest data available – since in just four months 36.8% of that number was reached.
As published this Tuesday by the official Periódico 26, the Police reported that the crimes occurred in 341 units of the agricultural sector and affected some 3,480 animals, including cows and horses. The municipalities with the highest incidence, declared the authorities, are Jobabo, Majibacoa and the main city of Las Tunas.
A meeting was recently held in the province to address the issue. “In the investigative processes – carried out by the Ministry of the Interior after the complaints – negligence on the part of animal owners in the private and state sectors was detected; among them, the lack of ‘watchers’ during the day, areas full of weeds and tenants without land,” was the conclusion.
“There are many perimeter fences in poor condition and, lacking food, the cattle leave their usual spaces”
In summary, the ranchers were reprimanded for “the lack of security and protection, both in the corrals and in the pastures” which, according to the newspaper, was one of the most frequent circumstances in the crimes. “There are many perimeter fences in poor condition and, without food, the cattle leave their usual spaces,” the media cl
