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VetSurgeon member Anthony Todd has started a petition amongst veterinary surgeons and nurses, calling for the installation and routine monitoring of CCTV in all pre-slaughter areas of licensed abattoirs in the UK.
The petition was triggered by a news report in the Daily Mail exposing shocking cruelty to pigs at an Essex slaughterhouse run by Cheale Meats. Staff were seen stubbing their cigarettes out on the pigs' faces, punching them and failing to stun the animals correctly, in undercover footage filmed by Animal Aid.
The Food Standards Agency, which is responsible for breaches of welfare at abattoirs, has refused to submit the footage to Defra for prosecution, on the basis that it was filmed illegally.
Anthony said: "Prosecution will automatically follow with legal video evidence.
"The exposure of the Cheale incident was fortuitous and may well be the tip of the iceberg which must be eliminated."
To sign the petition, please visit: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/abbatoir-abuse/
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I cant watch the video but petition well & truly signed!
There are some nasty people in this sometimes cruel world!
It would appear from this footage that monstrous thugs have been employed to carry out the job. There's an obvious lack of training and supervision!!!
It must be terrifying enough queuing up for slaughter without being beaten and tormented before hand. These vile creatures should be subject to the same horrific treatment!!!
This made me cry, it is truely shocking what some humans are capable of. I agree that choosing meat free is not the answer but cctv and also public access to the information would make a difference. It should also be a legal requirement to have information of where the animals were slaughtered on packaging so the public can make an informed choice whether to buy the meat or not.
that is horrific. :(s
Truly horrific! :(
Whilst the actions seen on this footage are absolutely disgusting and disgraceful I do not think 'choosing meat free' is the option! I do however feel that cctv is the way forward to ensure animals slaughtered for human consumption are treated in as humane a way as possible.
these people should be locked up and put away for what they have done, its disgusting and those people are not right in the head!
OMG!! I want to beat these people repeatedly with a blunt instrument!! How could they be getting away with it all this time! This is SHOCKING!!!!! I feel sick!!!
That is discusting! People who think it is funny to act that way to another living creature should get treated that say very way. Absolutely disgraceful!
These people should be locked up, or certainly treated the same as they treated the pigs.