Overview

• The Bavarian food safety and veterinary authority (KBLV) has barred manager Martin E. from keeping, caring for, or influencing the handling of animals at the Bad Grönenbach dairy operation.
• Officials cite illegal use of electric prods, improper animal transports, and medical procedures performed without prior anesthesia as grounds for the ban.
• This is the second ban arising from six KBLV proceedings tied to renewed allegations at the farm, with four cases still pending, including one targeting the owner.
• Soko Tierschutz provided regulators with covertly recorded footage in March that it says shows numerous violations at the large-scale operation.
• Prosecutors in Memmingen have opened an inquiry into the undercover investigator over alleged legal breaches, while emphasizing the presumption of innocence.