Earlier this week, a transport truck carrying
over 5,000 chickens overturned on its way to the slaughterhouse, killing
hundreds of birds and injuring countless others.
over 5,000 chickens overturned on its way to the slaughterhouse, killing
hundreds of birds and injuring countless others.
Washington state patrol trooper Will Finn stated, “The driver of this combination
semi truck and trailer loaded with chickens performed an illegal U-turn.” The
truck overturned on state highway 502 in Clark County, Washington, en route
from the factory farm where the chickens were raised to a Foster Farms
slaughterhouse.
semi truck and trailer loaded with chickens performed an illegal U-turn.” The
truck overturned on state highway 502 in Clark County, Washington, en route
from the factory farm where the chickens were raised to a Foster Farms
slaughterhouse.
Dollars Corner – WB SR502/29th Ave – Clean up underway. Foster Farm workers are on scene collecting the chickens. Detour in place! WB lanes CLOSED at 29th! pic.twitter.com/z3FoectVp8
— Trooper Will Finn (@wspd5pio) June 25, 2018
Local animal rights activists rushed to the
scene to try to save as many birds as they could but were unfortunately met by
workers from Foster Farms who were there collecting the chickens for slaughter.
scene to try to save as many birds as they could but were unfortunately met by
workers from Foster Farms who were there collecting the chickens for slaughter.
A 2015 Mercy For Animals undercover
investigation at a Foster Farms slaughterhouse (that was actually certified
humane by American Humane Association) revealed horrific animal cruelty,
including birds scalded alive and workers throwing, punching, and tormenting
chickens before violently shackling them upside down to have their throats cut
open.
investigation at a Foster Farms slaughterhouse (that was actually certified
humane by American Humane Association) revealed horrific animal cruelty,
including birds scalded alive and workers throwing, punching, and tormenting
chickens before violently shackling them upside down to have their throats cut
open.
Watch.
Sadly, this isn’t the first time animals have
been killed while in transport to slaughter. Last year, a highway in Austria was
shut down after a transport truck driver fell asleep and collided with a bridge
pillar, spewing thousands of chickens onto the roadway, killing and mangling thousands of birds.
been killed while in transport to slaughter. Last year, a highway in Austria was
shut down after a transport truck driver fell asleep and collided with a bridge
pillar, spewing thousands of chickens onto the roadway, killing and mangling thousands of birds.
Animals raised and slaughtered for food suffer miserably for nearly their entire
lives: mutilated without painkillers, crammed in tiny wire cages, and treated as nothing more than meat, dairy, and egg
machines. During transport, animals are subjected to weather
extremes and left for hours without food or water.
lives: mutilated without painkillers, crammed in tiny wire cages, and treated as nothing more than meat, dairy, and egg
machines. During transport, animals are subjected to weather
extremes and left for hours without food or water.
A 2014 MFA investigation of Western
Hog Exchange in Canada revealed frightened animals suffering heat
stress and dehydration after being transported hundreds of kilometers in
sweltering heat and workers using electric prods to repeatedly shock “downed
pigs.
Hog Exchange in Canada revealed frightened animals suffering heat
stress and dehydration after being transported hundreds of kilometers in
sweltering heat and workers using electric prods to repeatedly shock “downed
pigs.
See for yourself.
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unconscionable cruelty by leaving animals off our plates. Visit ChooseVeg.com
today and learn more about switching to a healthy and compassionate vegan diet. And
check out our Pinterest page for thousands of recipe ideas.
