Farmers have claimed their cows are being killed off by wind turbines

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One farmer in Cotes-d'Armor, Brittany, has taken drastic action and filed a lawsuit against a company that has not been named following a spate of mysterious cattle deaths. He and other farmers have claimed electricity travelling through the ground is causing the deaths, with many citing weight loss as the cause of the animals’ deaths. Vets have only fuelled such suspicions by concluding no cows were suffering from any diseases prior to their deaths. Patrick Le Nechet told Europe 1 his cows started dying when a new batch of photovoltaic solar panels were installed.

He said it caused electrical currents in the ground and the water they drink. He said: “They lost weight, we lost 120 in five years. It can not be explained, even veterinarians do not know what to do. “There is a lot of direct current coming into the earth. When we see all the animals die, it is untenable.”

Stephane Le Brechec, a cattle farmer from Allineuc, added he lost 37 of her cows in just six months. He said he lost 200 in five years and said this was because of antennas transformers and turbines. Building Advisor of the Sanitary Defence Group spokesman Thibaut Bouchut said humans are capable of withstanding three times as much electricity as cattle.

They believe wind turbines are to blame