By Greg Hazley
Poultry giant Butterball is in the crosshairs of animal rights group Mercy for Animals for a second straight year, following the group’s Nov. 13 release of an undercover video purporting to show abuses at a Butterball facility.
Mercy for Animals said an investigator recorded the footage in October at a Butterball facility in North Carolina showing workers abusing turkeys.
Butterball, which works with Edelman for PR, said in a statement that it takes the allegations seriously and has a “zero tolerance policy” regarding animal abuse, which involves suspending workers involved before conducting an investigation. “Pending the completion of that investigation, Butterball will then make a determination on additional actions including immediate termination for those involved,” the company said.
A video released by MFA last November led to animal cruelty charges against a handful of Butterball employees.
The group is urging consumers turn to vegetarian, turkey-free Thanksgiving dinners.
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