In the meantime, the question remains how the fire could have arisen. “Everything points to arson,” Wilde Fabrieks Manager Erlend Beltman about this on Sunday. Many fingers point to the Animal Liberation Front (Alf) as a possible perpetrator. This is mainly because The logo of the animal activists With graffiti on a waste bin has been sprayed, near the fallen trucks from the chicken slaughterhouse. Beltman did not want to give any text and explanation today.
Martin Beij is a park manager of the industrial estate of which Plukon is a part. “There are camera images and they were seized by the police. What is on those images? I can’t say that, the investigation is sacred.”
Police in investigating
The police announced on Tuesday that they were investigating the fire. “All possible and different scenarios are investigated” Today a spokesperson added: “There are currently no developments that we can report.”
Branche organization Producers Organization Pig Farming (POV) is less careful taking a position. “This act is nothing less than a terrorist attack,” they state in a joint message. “This goes beyond all limits.”
Increase intimidation and threats
The sector sees an increase in intimidation, threats, destruction and burglaries by extremist activists. “The safety of our entrepreneurs, their families and companies is at stake. We therefore call on the government to take a strong action against extremist activists.”
A hotline has been set up, where entrepreneurs can report accessible all forms of threat.