Dead animals collected from Thessaly to be cremated in Imathia, Arcadia, ministry says

The dead animals will be transported in special refrigeration trucks to certified cremation facilities in the two regions. More facilities will be used in the rest of Greece as soon as circumstances allow, a ministry statement said. Meanwhile, if veterinary inspectors allow, some will be buried in special grounds.

A decision to collect and dispose of the bodies was made on Saturday during a meeting including the alternate health ministry, agriculture-related authorities, regional officials, and the company licensed to collect the dead animals.

The registration of dead animals will be based on the Veterinary Service's official data, cross-checked with data from the Organization of Greek Agricultural Insurance (ELGA), rather than on-site inspections by ELGA, the ministry said.