It happened, was handled and then repeated
According to Lao Dong Newspaper, the road to Hieu Luc village (old Tan Linh commune, now Suoi Hai commune, Hanoi) has many dead pigs dumped along both sides of the road.
By the afternoon of July 16, new records showed that there were still many dead pigs around the area reported by the reporter.
Notably, the situation of dumping dead pigs occurred in this area in December 2018. At that time, after the reflection of Lao Dong Newspaper, the authorities stepped in, organized the destruction systematically and increased propaganda to the people, helping the situation to improve significantly.
However, the recurring incident in 2025 shows that the inspection, supervision and handling of violations in the locality still has many shortcomings and is not drastic, leading to the risk of out-of-control epidemics.
With the specific nature of being a large livestock area of Hanoi, Suoi Hai commune and neighboring areas need to have tighter disease control measures.
Can be prosecuted, if serious consequences occur
According to lawyer Hoang Van Ha - ARC Hanoi Law Firm, the act of throwing dead pigs into the environment like in Suoi Hai commune (Hanoi) in the past is a violation of veterinary law, environmental protection law and can be prosecuted for criminal liability if it causes serious consequences.
According to Article 13 of the 2015 Veterinary Law, the act of throwing sick, dead animals and their products into the environment is a prohibited act. identifying dead animals, especially due to epidemics, if not treated properly, it will become a dangerous source of infection, affecting other livestock households and public health" - lawyer Ha analyzed.
Regarding administrative sanctions, according to Decree 90/2017/ND-CP, individuals who commit this act can be fined from 5 - 6 million VND, and organizations that violate the law can be fined twice. Article 241 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017) stipulates: If the act of spreading dangerous diseases to animals leads to serious consequences such as causing economic damage and causing death, the violator may be imprisoned for up to 12 years.
According to lawyer Hoang Van Ha, in some cases, although local authorities have organized the destruction of dead pigs, if they do not follow the correct technical procedures such as not treating chemicals, letting the burial holes leak fluid, causing environmental pollution, spreading epidemics, the implementing unit or related leaders can be administratively or criminally prosecuted.
According to the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 and Decree 45/2022/ND-CP, the act of destroying dead animals that do not comply with standards, causing environmental pollution, can be subject to administrative sanctions or criminal prosecution under Article 235, Article 236 of the 2015 Penal Code (Crime of causing environmental pollution or violating regulations on handling hazardous waste).
If there are signs of irresponsibility causing serious consequences, cadres and civil servants can also be handled according to Article 360 of the 2015 Penal Code.
The lawyer also said that it is necessary to clarify the responsibility for environmental management and handling of related officials, avoid landfill and destruction in a... way to deal with secondary pollution and create panic in the community.
