An investigation into ‘humane’ turkey farms has revealed severe animal cruelty

Animal rights organization PETA has conducted an undercover investigation into 10 different Plainville Farms in Pennsylvania, capturing footage of horrific instances of animal cruelty.

The ‘humane’ turkey farms, who supply meat to major grocers Whole Foods, Publix, and Harris Teeter, found workers punching, slapping, kicking, stomping and even hitting the birds with metal rods.

The PETA agent also recorded one worker acting in a particularly disturbing way.

“A worker picks a bird up, tries to break her neck and then puts her between his legs. Holding her by her injured neck he mimics masturbation,” says the narrator of the investigation video.

“Then drops her on the floor, kicks her, and leaves her to die.”

This is just one instance amongst a sea of severe cruelty. “Every night at every farm the crew worked at, the investigator saw catchers repeatedly and viciously kick and stomp on dozens of turkeys, many of them sick, injured, weak or even too lame to stand up,” the video continues.

Taking turns to perform torturous acts, workers can be seen throwing the animals and attempting to break their necks like they are playing some kind of sadistic game.

As a result “Dead and dying turkeys can be seen every night on every farm. They receive no treatment for illness or injury but instead are left to die slowly and in pain.”

Whilst Plainville Farms claim on their website that animals are kept in a ‘stress free environment’, the video footage clearly shows the true horror behind this statement. As a result, PETA has shown the evidence and filed a complaint with the PSP animal cruelty office, which is reported to be reviewing this.

Article written by Martha Moody- United Kingdom