Despite Tyson marketing itself as upholding a “moral or ethical obligation” of “proper animal handling” and claiming to have “zero tolerance to animal abuse,” our most recent investigation, as well as those conducted in 2016 and 2017, show that Tyson’s claim that it cares about its birds is false.
A small, bloody chick with an exposed skull and a severely
damaged eye clings to life. Photo/Animal Outlook
Animal Outlook’s investigation, conducted last fall at Jannat Farm in Virginia, documented specific acts of violence, such as workers kicking and throwing birds, and widespread abysmal conditions. Footage shows ill, injured, and deformed birds left to suffer, sometimes for days; food and water deprivation; bug-infested feed and rat corpses; and violations of biosecurity protocols amidst a bird flu outbreak.
Water lines were too high for many young birds to
reach, and they can be seen jumping helplessly for water. Food ran
out in the chicken houses multiple times. Dead chickens were left to
decay in and around feed trays and inside the chicken houses.
The charges against a facility’s owner and manager show that cruelty
comes from the top down. Cruelty in animal agriculture is not a
story of isolated acts. It is widespread abuse and cruel conditions
and practices that are endemic to the industry. It is imperative to
stop eating animals to refuse to support this inherently cruel
industry.
While charging the facility owner and manager is a big step forward
for animals, we maintain that Tyson is also legally responsible for
the cruelty we uncovered, as outlined in our
detailed memorandum to
law enforcement.
Despite Tyson marketing itself as upholding a “moral or ethical obligation” of “proper animal handling” and claiming to have “zero tolerance to animal abuse,” our most recent investigation, as well as those conducted in 2016 and 2017, show that Tyson’s claim that it cares about its birds is false.
A large pile of dead chicks removed from the inside of a chicken
house. Photo/Animal Outlook