The Afsca said Saturday in a response addressed to the Agency Belga statements held Friday by the association for the protection of animals Gaia, according to which "hundreds of animals being killed for no reason by the Fasfc each year."

"The AFSCA deplores, once again, statements of Gaia that have no meaning and which are totally unfounded", said the Agency was responding to comments made Friday by Michel Vandenbosch, the president of the association of defence of animals, after the decision of the interim relief judge of Antwerp not to allow euthanasia the kitten peruvian Lee.