On this case, told activists cell Belarusian Free Trade Union, which filed a complaint employees of the company. Viktar Stukau, head of the independent trade union, said the incident undue cruelty.

Viktar Stukau: "The company has lived a cat, she had her kittens. They are fed, pitied, and by and large, the animals never stopped anyone. However caught my eye and under a bad mood some superiors. As a result, we were told the workers, the management of the shop number 8 asked to "deal" with the cat and kittens shop superintendent number 7, where there is a melting furnace. As if the animals spoil finished products, and to get rid of them. We have never heard that cats something messed up, but get rid of them: foreman number 7 employees ordered to burn a cat with kittens. Alive!"

In an oven that stands in the shop number 7, harness production waste - melted glass, then goes into the production cycle. Temperature reaches 1000 degrees. Actions of those who gave the order to get rid of the animals thus fall under Article 15.45 of the Administrative Code: cruelty to animals, which carries a "death or injury, as well as the torture of animals," punishable by a fine of 10 to 30 base units or administrative arrest.

However, BFTU activist Nikolai Sharah sees that in this situation there were other violations of the law: "It is clear that with stray animals do not fight, if under the law, that would have caused public utilities. And then the pure arbitrariness! Firstly, the management of the shop, giving such an order, forcing their workers to kill a living creature. The employment contract states that the employee must comply with all orders management. Our union protested against it, but to no avail. So that we can, for example, send a worker to build himself a country house, if the authorities say. But what comes to murder, no one thought! Second, in the stove "erklez" where burned kittens melted glass waste. According to the technology is unacceptable to burn there something else. We workers are fined even if the oven is adjudged to any random garbage. And then - this is an order!"

According to Nikolai Sharah, burning animals in the furnace could happen before, as from time to time to "Fiberglass" appeared homeless cats and dogs, which then disappeared. However, it is the latter case became widely known. Discuss it in public transport, with the UPB activists contacted social structures involved in stray animals. Jointly decided that the case should be brought before the court to punish the perpetrators. So now the search for witnesses announced the burning of animals in the melting furnace. But Nicholas Sharah not sure intimidated workers agree to testify in court against the authorities.

Natalia Pligovka, Polotsk Belarusian activist Animal Protection Society "Friend", also doubts whether there will be willing to testify against his superiors: "All intimidated. Hardly anyone would agree to repeat this in court, even if it will confirm in a private conversation. A lot of evidence. We "VKontakte" write, for example, that burned a cat with kittens personally foreman number 8 - he agreed to the burning of waste products in the furnace department № 7. People write that kittens brought into the shop number 7 in the bag. But the one who carried the can always say that not carrying a stove, and away from the place where the finished products are stored ... More we write that "fiberglass" repeatedly issued orders not to lure animals, threatening fines. However, to burn alive cats - it's different! And, they say, before this happened, too, but only now, thanks to social networks, the fact became widely known. We are also looking for witnesses, and if we find - must file a lawsuit."

Radio Liberty