In Sydney's south-west, an animal rights group discovered that workers at an Australian abbatoir had been torturing turkeys for fun. Ms Emma Hurst, Animal Liberation's Campaign Manager, was shocked at how horribly these poor animals were being treated.
"Ms Hurst said Animal Liberation had identified in the footage 136 instances of animal cruelty and aggravated animal cruelty - which was classified as cruelty that was so bad it led to the animal’s death, or injuries so severe it would be cruel to keep the animal alive."
Hidden cameras revealed all the incidences. They were "bashed, kicked and stomped on at a major poultry processing plant." Emma Hurst said "140 hours of footage was handed anonymously to the animal rights group several days ago. The footage had been time-stamped, and the organisation was confident it was authentic."
‘‘Hanging upside down, their legs are already brittle, and we’ve got footage as well where their legs have actually ripped off from their bodies ... and the legs have been tossed around,’’ Ms Hurst said.
‘‘You can see a total disrespect of these animals. There are scenes where they’ve put the music up very, very loud, the workers are screaming, jumping about, dancing, picking up the turkeys, dancing while holding onto the turkeys, throwing them onto the shackles, and just that whole mentality as though these animals don’t have feelings, that they’re objects.’’
As far as we know, these workers have not been arrested for this 'leisurely' cruelty. Please, tell Emma Hurst that these people need to be arrested, otherwise they may well commit this same crime many more times.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/torture-for-fun-police-given-shocking-abattoir-footage-20130321-2ggm2.html#ixzz2O9sOWNnj
