A new undercover investigation by Mercy For Animals Canada at an Ontario turkey factory farm reveals birds thrown, kicked and beaten by workers, crowded into filthy sheds, and left to die from festering, bloody wounds.
WHAT THE INVESTIGATION EXPOSED:
Workers bashing in the heads of turkeys with metal rods and shovels
Turkeys with festering infections, left to suffer without any veterinary care
Workers repeatedly choking turkeys and crushing their spines
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CRUELTY CRITICS
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 “The euthanasia practices depicted in the video I saw were inhumane; they did not result in immediate unconsciousness. It is not appropriate to kick, punch, or swing birds. This is gratuitous cruelty.” Ian Duncan, PhD, Canada's leading expert on poultry welfare “The euthanasia methods were clearly not acceptable and the industry needs to develop better methods. [Turkeys] must never be lifted by the ends of the wings and swinging the turkey is not acceptable.” Temple Grandin, PhD, PAS “This videotape exposes examples of animal abuse and neglect. There are clear violations of both the OSPCA Act and the Criminal Code of Canada.” Mary Richardson, DVM “The fact that these birds were killed in this brutal fashion in full view of the Barn Supervisor suggests that this is a standard of practice at this facility and not the actions of a rogue employee.” Debi Zimmermann, DVM, PhD “[T]he video sent to me ... contains some of the most severe abuse that I have yet witnessed.” Sara Shields, PhD “[T]he video ... demonstrates multiple acts of extreme cruelty to animals. The acts inflicted protracted and severe pain and suffering needlessly.” Greg Burkett, DVM |
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