Historic stud farm horses saved from slaughter trucks
The Pochinkovsky Plant is one of the oldest enterprises in the region
Alarming news from the south of Nizhny Novgorod region — an attempt was made to remove horses from the Pochinkovsky Stud Farm. As volunteer Inna Mosunova reported, on December 24, trucks arrived at the enterprise accompanied by bailiffs. Employees of the farm and local residents managed to defend the horses, but the threat to the animals remains.
“Everyone knows that we had a difficult situation with court cases about who owns the horses. Unfortunately, at the moment we have lost this war, and our horses are being taken away illegally,” stated Inna Mosunova.
According to the volunteer, people arrived at the enterprise on trucks with Chuvash license plates. They demanded to hand over the animals. Employees of the farm explained that the horses cannot be touched — they are under quarantine due to vaccination against anthrax. After the intervention of police and concerned residents of Nizhny Novgorod, the “guests” left.
As Mosunova explained, the court decision (on the basis of which they want to take the horses) is based on a contract that the police have recognized as invalid. Inna added that the animals were intended to be taken to a meat processing plant.
“They were committing a crime against our domestic breed, the Soviet Heavy Draft. It is small in number, one might even say, endangered. According to data from the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute (VNII), there are no more than 200 broodmares left in total. Can you imagine, yesterday they wanted to take away the mares with their young foals. Can owners who truly love and respect their horses do such a thing to them?” the volunteer fumes.
We have covered the complex history of the Pochinkovsky Plant in a separate article. It began its existence in the mid-17th century, when boyar Morozov bought from Tsar Alexei Romanov lands with wastelands, fields, and forests.
In 2021, the enterprise was visited by Governor Gleb Nikitin. The authorities promised to provide support for the restoration of the plant.
