Mega poultry farms Bachoco and Crío are slashing sections
of the Yucatán jungle to clear space for mountains of toxic
waste. The greedy poultry farms are polluting bee hives and
cornfields by using pesticides to cover up the proliferation of
flies and other insects.
Communities have found their water polluted.
Everything that spills over the surface - chicken feces- runs off
into the freshwater wells and cenotes. Cenotes are lifelines and
sacred sources of water for the Maya communities in Mexico.
But if we can get the Mexican environmental authority -
Profepa - to enforce the law, we can stop millions of
tonnes of toxic waste clogging up the drinking water of
Yucatán, save vital bee populations, protect Maya
communities, and prevent more of the jungle from being set on
fire.
Tell
Profepa to crack down on poultry farm pollution and make Bachoco and
Crío clean up their mess.
The communities of Halachó and Kinchil are part of the Yucatán
Peninsula, one of Mexico's most vital ecosystems. It is home to
majestic jaguars, pumas, and ocelots, as well as a unique and
beautiful system of caves (“Cenotes”) found nowhere else in the
world.
But for Bachoco and Crío, it's just another dumping ground.
Over 100 tonnes of excrement have been dumped in one
location!
Last year, Profepa ordered the closure of both companies' dumping
places. But there is a track record of Bachoco moving their toxic
waste from one closed place to another. As for Crio, they are
operating without permits. The Mexican authority in charge of
protecting the environment - Profepa - has the power to
sanction the megafarms, order them to clean up their mess and
rehabilitate the area.
We must act now before it is too late. Together we can call on
the authorities, sign the petition:
Tell
the Mexican authority Profepa to crack down on poultry farm
pollution and make Bachoco and Crío clean up their mess.
We know Profepa can do it. Last year, the entity fined 26
industrial pig operations in the Yucatán Peninsula for violating
environmental laws. They can do it again!
