Topic: The Shocking Truth Behind Organic Meat Production

[Derek]

A recent investigation carried out by Animal Aid in Devon highlights the shocking truth that is being kept from consumers: that organic meat production can be as cruel, if not crueller, than non-organic meat production.


The footage that was obtained by an investigator over a two-week period shows staff at the slaughterhouse inflicting appalling cruelty on pigs and sheep. Workers improperly stunned sheep who may have been conscious during slaughter, and pigs were beaten and kicked by slaughterhouse staff before being stunned by electric tongs.

Farms that are certified organic by the Soil Association have to abide by certain guidelines which the slaughterhouse flouted on many occasions – including, but not limited to, the atrocities mentioned above. Consumers are being misled to believe that animals live an idyllic lifestyle on an organic farm and routinely pay more for that assumption.

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