Compassion Over Killing’s new end-of-year video spotlights the powerful work you helped us achieve for animals in 2018—including the release of our new investigation shining a bright light on cruel high-speed slaughter. Now it’s time to shift into gear for 2019: Help us keep the pressure on the USDA to end high-speed slaughter horrors through a generous donation TODAY!
As recapped in our new video, COK’s investigation of Amick Farms revealed birds being punched, shoved, and thrown down the recklessly fast-paced kill line, and other birds slowly drowned in electrified stunning baths during equipment breakdown. Our investigator also documented “red birds,” with blood seen under their skin—evidence that they were scalded alive.
But Amick Farms and the USDA have yet to admit the disastrous effects of running kill lines at recklessly fast speeds of up to 175 birds slaughtered every minute, causing workers to make critical errors—and put themselves in danger—as they rush to keep up.
And the federal agency is plowing ahead with plans to grant waivers allowing even more slaughterhouses to increase their line speeds, endangering millions of animals, workers, and consumers nationwide.
In 2018, with your support, we teamed up with elite athletes, delivered more than a quarter million signatures to the USDA’s doorstep, and wrote a hard-hitting letter signed by more than 30 diverse organizations in opposition to the USDA’s dangerous high-speed pig and poultry slaughter plans.
In 2019, we’ll ramp up the pressure to ensure the USDA hears the voices of the more than 80,000 of you who have signed our petition. But we can’t do it without your support! Spread your wings for birds with a generous donation to our crucial work TODAY! It’s fast, easy, and secure—and if you donate by December 31, your gift will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar, doubling your impact!
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