A powerful new Compassion Over Killing piece has just been published at Truthout, shining a light on the USDA’s cruel and dangerous high-speed slaughter programs. Read and share it TODAY, and then consider a generous donation to help fuel our crucial work!

COK’s recent 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.

As COK Director of Corporate Outreach Laura Cascada explains in this new op-ed, “Though the criteria for receiving a waiver specifies that plants ‘must be able to demonstrate that … faster line speeds will maintain or improve food safety,’ among other requirements, COK’s new investigation has shown that faster lines lead to enormous animal suffering.”

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, and the agency is plowing ahead with plans to grant waivers allowing even more slaughterhouses to increase their line speeds--as well as to enact a dangerous proposal to speed up pig slaughter nationwide.

Writes Laura, “[T]he USDA continues to frame its high-speed program as a ‘modernization’ of the meat industry. There’s nothing modern about reducing already minimal protections for consumers, animals and workers.”

Read and share the full piece TODAY to speak up for the millions of birds and pigs suffering under these cruel programs! Then, help spread the wingspan of our critical work to put the brakes on reckless high-speed slaughter: Make a generous, tax-deductible donation to Compassion Over Killing right now.

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