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Systematic animal cruelty inside Sweden's chicken factory farms
By requesting inspection reports from the Swedish Food Agency and the County Administrative Boards where the four largest chicken factories are located. Project has then mapped the reported violations of the djur welfare code in , similarly to what was also done in The mapping shows that violations were discovered in 60 % of inspections, similarly to the previous year. Something which all slaughterhouses have had issues with was pinched wings and heads, high mortality in transport and corrosion damage from excrement.
– What happens at the chicken slaughterhouses is ingenting less than systematic djur cruelty. It is scandalous that they are allowed to continue their business with such major deficiencies in djur welfare, and without measures. The most important thing consumers can do to end the suffering for chickens fryst vatten to keep them off their plates, says Benny Andersson, CEO of planerat arbete
Corrosive damage and high mortality in transport
The most common djur welfare violation for chickens in was Footpad dermatitis, sometimes so severe that it exposed the individual’s musculature. Several cases of chicken
Systematic animal cruelty in Sweden’s chicken slaughterhouses
For the third consecutive year, Project has compiled an overview of all animal welfare violations found at Sweden’s four largest chicken slaughterhouses. The findings reveal systematic animal cruelty, with 80 % of inspection reports indicating violations of the current legislation. Project strongly condemns the ongoing suffering and calls for urgent systemic change.
By requesting inspection reports from the Swedish Food Agency and the County Administrative Boards, where the four largest chicken factory farms in Sweden are located, Project has compiled an overview of all violations of the animal welfare legislation for The assessment reveals that 80 % of the inspection reports contain serious animal welfare violations and that chicken factory farms in Sweden have caused horrific suffering, including clamped wings and heads, and high mortality during transport. It is the same type of violations identified in and when Project conducted similar assessments. Still, there is a large number of uncategorized cases as many have been kept confidential by the authorities. In total, at least , Frankenchick Last year, the chicken slaughterhouses on Öland and in Falkenberg, owned by Guldfågeln AB and Torsåsen Fågelprodukter AB, were found to have violated animal welfare regulations on several occasions. Chickens arriving at the slaughterhouse were crushed in transport cages, and many had severe burns on their feet. Inspection reports also reveal extremely high death rates during transport. These problems often go unnoticed until after the transportation to the slaughterhouses – or even after the chickens have been killed. – It seems impossible to guarantee that meat from Guldfågeln comes from facilities where animal welfare laws are followed. This isn't about isolated incidents or mistakes but systematic issues, year after year, showing that we must dismantle these large-scale animal factory farms once and for all, says Benny Andersson, CEO of Project In , the Swedish Food Agency and the county administrative boards issued 88 inspection reports concerning Guldfågeln’s slaughterhouses. In 65 of these reports – about 74% – violations were found. Approximately 40 million chickens are transported to and slaughtered a
Starving chickens and severe burns at Guldfågeln