According to the
CBC, a study revealed that one in five sausages contained meat other than that on the label.
The study, funded by
the Canadian government, tested 100 sausages purported to contain just one of
four ingredients: beef, pork, chicken, or turkey. Robert Hanner, lead author of
the study, said, “About one in five of the sausages we tested had some
off-label ingredients in them, which is alarming.”
Among other
findings, seven of 27 beef sausages contained pork, one of 38 pork sausages (labeled
100 percent pork) contained horse meat, five of 20 chicken sausages
contained turkey or beef, and five of 15 turkey sausages contained no turkey at
all—just chicken.
Mislabeling meat can
be dangerous for consumers, but eating meat of any kind is horrible for billions
of animals who suffer at factory farms and slaughterhouses.
A recent Mercy For
Animals investigation in Canada at several Lilydale
supplier farms exposed
workers hitting, kicking, and throwing live birds; jamming them into
overcrowded transport crates; running over them with forklifts; and ripping off
their heads and legs.
Watch.
It’s clear that one ingredient can be found in all meat
sausages: cruelty.
You have the power
to end your support of this abusive industry. Click here for recipes and tips on eating a
plant-based diet.