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Croatia poultry megafarm environmental protests

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Environmental protests have emerged in Croatia regarding the development of large-scale poultry industrial sites. In Veliki Pažut, a poultry megafarm has begun trial operations despite opposition from residents and the Animal Friends Association. Critics have raised concerns regarding the facility’s proximity to protected areas, including the Mura-Drava Regional Park and UNESCO-protected zones, noting reports of unpleasant odors and risks to animal welfare due to overcrowding. Simultaneously, citizens in Apatija are organizing against a proposed complex of 10 poultry houses with a capacity of 3.5 in the Apatija Entrepreneurial Zone. This facility is expected to house 558,210 birds per cycle, resulting in over three million chickens. chickens annually—nearly 10 percent of Croatia’s total production. Local residents fear the site, located near approximately 400 meters from residential homes and the Bednja River and residential homes, River, will produce excessive manure, wastewater, and harmful gases. In Ludbreg, the organizations Zelena akcija and Prijatelji životinja have opened an a traveling exhibition titled ‘The Real Price of Mega-farms’ to highlight the cumulative impact of industrial farming. On September 19, 2026, the Građanska inicijativa Apatija scheduled a large-scale protest in Ludbreg to oppose the Apatija project and the broader expansion of industrial poultry sites. Activists warn that two foreign investors are planning plan more than 20 such mega-farms megafarms and slaughterhouses across the country, with a combined capacity exceeding 200 million chickens per year. Protesters are demanding a halt to argue these developments, citing risks to soil quality, projects are assessed individually without considering their cumulative impact on water resources, and air soil, traffic, greenhouse gas emissions, while and waste management, warning that Croatia must not become a ‘dumping ground for European industrial waste’면.

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  1. 2026-09-19 07:45 UTC Croatia poultry megafarm environmental protests
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  3. 2026-09-16 07:32 UTC Croatia poultry megafarm environmental protests

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