Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – Armed with damning U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports documenting that guinea pigs went without veterinary care for painful eye conditions, were kept in waste-covered cages, and had access to only “deteriorated” food at a Luzerne County breeding mill, PETA sent a letter today to Capt. Leo D. Hannon Jr. of the Pennsylvania State Police, urging the agency to investigate and file state cruelty-to-animals charges, as warranted, against those persons responsible for causing such suffering.
Reports reveal that a USDA veterinarian visited the facility in January, noted the lack of adequate food, and instructed the mill’s owner to clean the cages and remove wet bedding but again found filthy conditions in May. On the same day in May, the federal agent found, among other violations, that a guinea pig was suffering from a shrunken and discolored eye, while another had a swollen, ulcerated eyelid. The USDA ordered the owner to
PETA calls on County Attorney to pursue animal cruelty charges against Tony Downs Food Group
St. James Plaindealer
On Tuesday, Daniel Paden, Vice President of Evidence Analysis at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) sent Watonwan County Attorney Stephen Lindee an email, asking Lindee to pursue cruelty to animal charges regarding an apparent incident in February 2020 at Butterfield Foods, in which over 9,100 hens died after being left outside in below zero conditions. I’m writing to request that your office (and the local law-enforcement agency, as you deem appropriate) investigate and file applicable criminal charges against Butterfield Foods Company and the workers responsible for leaving 25,867 chickens on three trailers in an open shed as the wind chill plummeted to -32 degrees at its slaughterhouse located at 225 Hubbard Ave. in Butterfield, read Paden s email to Lindee. More than 9,000 of the animals died as a result. The U.S. Department of Agricult
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Armed with a newly released U.S. Department of Agriculture report revealing that more than 25,000 chickens transported from Ohio were left on trailers Armed with a newly released U.S. Department of Agriculture report revealing that more than 25,000 chickens transported from Ohio were left on trailers outside the Butterfield Foods slaughterhouse overnight as the wind chill plummeted to minus 32 degrees slowly and painfully killing over 9,100 birds PETA sent a letter today to Watonwan County Attorney Stephen Lindee urging him to review the matter and file whatever criminal charges are warranted against the facility management and workers responsible for the birds’ suffering and deaths.
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