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Animal Farm. An illegal farm is thriving in a Nizhny Novgorod gardening community—authorities are only issuing orders.

In a gardening association Armavir district For a couple of years now, I've been breathing in manure, stepping through it, and battling "rivers of manure" after rain: a neighbor has raised about 30 farm animals on his property. Following numerous complaints from gardeners, the authorities issued a notice to the underground farmer. сообщает "By the way".

Several cows, pigs, and sheep—all knee-deep in liquid manure—are visible through a hole in the high fence. A dead kid lies in the bushes beyond the fence.

Gardener Vladimir Vankov He says that workers live here, and that cattle are slaughtered and scorched here.

"Here's the manure storage. Above the fence. To keep the slurry from flowing here, he dug a pit." — Vankov said. 

According to him, the owner feeds the animals scraps, which also emit a corresponding aroma. And recently, he brought in new goats and sheep to his farm.

Gardeners are sure that this is a violation Federal Law-217, according to which horseradish and carrots can be grown on SNT plots, but not cattle.

"Farmer" Ivan Kuznetsov In a telephone conversation, he told journalists that they were simply slandering him:

"I have the right to keep a cow and a calf for myself. What are they complaining about? They're complaining out of envy!"

Director of the Department of Municipal Control of the Arzamas Urban District Anna Gorshkova She replied that a year ago, Kuznetsov was issued a warning regarding the inadmissibility of violating the law, and the matter is being monitored. They plan to visit the site again soon and issue a warning with a commitment to correct the violations.

Same plot Journalists filmed it last year, too. Since then, only the fence has gotten taller and there are more animals.

Photo: screenshot from the "By the Way" segment