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"Butterball Farm Worker Guilty of Animal Cruelty" [1]

"A worker caught on undercover video abusing turkeys at a Butterball factory farm in North Carolina pled guilty Tuesday to felonious cruelty to animals."



"Brian Douglas was one of six workers facing charges after undercover video shot by the animal rights group Mercy for Animals and published on the Blotter revealed alleged abuse. An MFA activist had worked undercover at the farm for three weeks and documented what the group called "acts of violence and severe neglect." In the video, workers can be seen kicking and stomping on turkeys, as well as dragging them by their wings and necks."

Cindy Galli reports for ABC News August 28, 2012. [2]

Agriculture [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Public [5]
Source: ABC News [2], 08/29/2012
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/butterball-farm-worker-guilty-animal-cruelty [2] http://news.yahoo.com/butterball-farm-worker-guilty-animal-cruelty-223956826--abc-news-topstories.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/agriculture [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81