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A Butterball Turkey Thanksgiving
Less than a year after a Mercy For Animals undercover investigation into a Butterball turkey facility led to five workers being charged with criminal cruelty to animals, a new investigation shows that animal abuse continues to run rampant at Butterball factory farms. In October of 2012, an MFA investigator documented a pattern of shocking abuse and neglect at numerous Butterball turkey operations in North Carolina, including: + workers kicking and stomping on birds, dragging them by their fragile wings and necks, and maliciously throwing turkeys onto the ground or on top of other birds; + birds suffering from serious untreated illnesses and injuries, including open sores, infections, and broken bones; and + workers grabbing birds by their wings or necks and violently slamming them into tiny transport crates with no regard for their welfare. Dr. Greg Burkett, poultry welfare scientist and adjunct professor of avian medicine and surgery at North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine, lent his expert review to MFA #39;s hidden-camera footage. Dr. Burkett, who also accompanied Hoke County law enforcement officials during a raid at a Butterball turkey factory farm last year, stated of the video: "The abuses shown in this video are identical to the abuses documented in last year #39;s Butterball investigation which led to criminal cruelty to animals charges and convictions. These behaviors are cruel, inhumane, and injurious to the birds. I am appalled at the disrespect these ...From:Josh MasonViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:27More inEntertainment

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