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Shocking footage exposes rampant cruelty in Canada's poultry industry



(April 6, 2009) Broken Wings: The Breakdown of Animal Protection in the
Transport and Slaughter of Meat Poultry in Canada, a new report by
Canadians for the Ethical Treatment of Food Animals (CETFA), is raising
troubling issues regarding the handling of poultry in Canada.


The group provides graphic photographic and video evidence captured in
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.
Based on some 44 investigations conducted between 2007-2009, it shows
rampant, systemic welfare violations involving on-farm practices,
transportation and slaughter.


Footage shot at Granny's Poultry Cooperative in Manitoba and Lilydale Inc.
in British Columbia shows numerous forced amputations of fully-conscious
turkeys' legs during shackling before slaughter.


“At Lilydale, we captured footage of broken legs from shackled birds
raining down on still-live birds beneath”, said Twyla Francois, CETFA's
Head of Investigation. “This cruelty is simply unacceptable.”


The group documented other abuses such as brutal loading and transportation
of unprotected poultry during all weather extremes. “We documented turkeys
being exposed to -50°C temperatures. The pain and suffering experienced by
these birds is cruel and inhumane,” stated Patricia Oswald, CETFA's president.


CETFA urges the Minister of Agriculture to enforce the regulations meant to
protect these birds, and calls upon the companies to convert to
controlled-atmosphere killing, a less inhumane slaughter method that uses a
gas mixture to kill birds and eliminates welfare problems with rough
loading and live-hanging.



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