Tyson Recalls 52,000 Pounds of Chicken for Foul Odor

Tyson Foods has recalled 52,000 pounds of chicken wings after people complained that the meat had an “off odor and made them sick. But the sour smell isn’t the only thing that stinks about Tyson.

Since July, Mercy For Animals has released three shocking undercover investigations at Tyson poultry facilities exposing horrific animal cruelty. Most recently, secret video taken at a Tyson slaughterhouse revealed birds getting their heads ripped off while they were still alive and chirping and birds painfully shocked with electricity but fully conscious when their throats were cut open. Workers were also caught violently punching, throwing, and otherwise maliciously torturing birds. Tyson and six of its slaughterhouse workers now face charges of 33 counts of criminal animal cruelty.


MFA’s second investigation at a Tyson factory farm—also a McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets supplier—resulted in criminal charges as well. The farm owners were convicted of criminal animal cruelty for stabbing chickens with spiked clubs, standing on the birds’ heads and pulling their wings or bodies to break their necks, and throwing live birds into buckets to suffer and slowly die. Thanks to MFA’s exposé, the farm has permanently shut down.

Tyson’s concerning pattern of animal abuse results from a lack of policy and oversight. That’s why TV legend Candice Bergen, who narrated our latest investigation, and over 200,000 caring consumers are petitioning Tyson to implement meaningful animal welfare changes. Join them:
Of course, the best way to protect chickens and other farmed animals is simply to leave meat off the menu. Find tasty recipes and tips at ChooseVeg.com.