Undercover Investigator Unveils New Turkey Investigation November 18, 2008
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We have a brand-new investigation of a turkey factory farm, and we wanted to let the investigator introduce it to you himself. See what he has to say, then please check out the video.
—Marta
The alarm clock on my cell blares out at 1 a.m. I twist in pain. It can't be time to get up yet. I hit the snooze button twice. Finally I roll over and rub my face with my hands, feeling the calloused-over blisters scratching my cheeks. The insides of my eyes and nose hurt from the dust that I could not wash out from the hours I worked yesterday in the barns where turkeys spend their entire lives.
They are crammed into pens, sometimes 600 or 800 to a pen. There are almost 8,000 turkeys in one barn. Each of these turkey farms has two or three barns. The dust inside the barns is sickening. I can't even go in without a respirator mask. I cough and choke from not being able to breathe. I see the turkeys panting much of the time. I think about grabbing one of them and carrying her outside and putting her in the grass where she could breathe and walk freely. It is so sad that they are reduced to this miserable existence just to make some profit.
There are times when I have to hold back the tears. To see the workers torture these animals is infuriating. Today we are loading a truck with male turkeys who have been bred to weigh 80-plus pounds—the same weight as my 10-year-old cousin. I will spend the next four hours watching men slam them into cages on the back of a semi truck in temperatures near 20°F. I have seen these guys stomp turkeys' heads on the concrete. The sound of cracking beaks and breaking bones makes me cringe, but I can show no emotion. I am forced to watch in silent pain as these innocent lives are being destroyed.
Turkey factory farms endorse suffering. They sell death. They make money on abuse. They do not want to show people what happens here. Everyone should know what happens here. I have spent two and a half months in hell so that people will know what it means to have a turkey on the table. Watch the video, and show people the truth. Make this world a better place by reducing pain and suffering. And please do not eat turkey this Thanksgiving.
Comments
wow, thanks for all you do
Posted by: Kailei at November 18, 2008 7:48 PMHow can anyone do these things to turkeys?!
Thank you to the undercover investigators who are brave enough show the world what happens at these places.
Posted by: Little_Lotte at November 19, 2008 8:01 AM***Here is the code for MySpace:***
http://www.petatv.com/swf/video.swf?v=West_Virginia_Turkey_Farms_Investigation_2008-Peta2_high" quality="high" width="335" height="255" allowScriptAccess="always">
Posted by: Curtis at November 19, 2008 10:07 AMi can't even bring myself to watch the video. i'm so glad that i am NOT eating the remains of an amazing creature that was once alive.
Posted by: erika at November 19, 2008 1:20 PMI cannot even watch the video because it is so upsetting that these disgusting people that consider themselves human beings treat these living breathing creatures like this. Completely unnecessary this is - and it needs to be addressed. Thank you to the PETA investigators that bring this cruel treatment to light!
Posted by: Danielle at November 19, 2008 3:08 PMThis is just really sad. Why are people so cruel? I hate humans. My dad says this all the time: MAN IS CORRUPT.
I'm posting this on Facebook. It doesn't get through people's heads until they watch videos.
I am crying, like tears streaming down my face and my heart is broken! I can't believe this! If i was that guy i would have screamed at the workers and been as gentle with the animals as possible! I can't believe it!
Posted by: CC at November 19, 2008 7:19 PMFriend, the heartbreaking work you do is not in vain. Because of this video at least one person (yours truly) was jolted to reality and will NEVER eat meat voluntarily again. I recall as a kid wanting to "save all the starving kids in Africa" cuz that was the hot political topic then. Now I wish I could do the same for the animals, buy them back, pay their ransom, give them a good life somewhere. Alas, I can't, not for all of them, but thanks for the opportunities through this website to make a difference.
Posted by: chris at November 20, 2008 9:28 AMBecause these inhumane people are sick, I am sick, God's creatures are tormented, frightened and killed in inhumane ways, and all of heaven weeps, not only for the poor creatures God has given us, but for the sick humanss who act so inhumanely. God save them all.
Posted by: Maddi at November 24, 2008 8:06 PMI don't really understand how some people can do this it's really sickening and to me it's extremely infuriating have these people gone mad. seriously there cold blooded. To me it's just sickening i'm proud to be vegetarian!!!!!!!! Save the Turkeys!!!
Posted by: Diana Rosas at November 25, 2008 7:33 PMI don't know how can be these type of human's so cruel to animals??? they don't have any kindness towards animals .. i was not able to see the full video as tears streamed out ma eyes ... these people will not get space in the hell too .. i'm proud to be vegetarian!!!!!!!! Save the Turkeys!!!
Posted by: darshan at November 30, 2008 12:58 AMI seriously do not understand why these mens faces are blocked out!! I think their faces AND their names should be published all over the web.
Posted by: Virginia at February 5, 2009 5:48 PMI'm sure they were blacked out for investigation/legal purposes.
Posted by: F S at February 25, 2009 2:42 PMPost a comment
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I'd really like to put this on MySpace somehow, but I don't know how. Maybe I'm just stupid. xD
Anyway, people actually seem to watch these things when I post them in bulletins.
Posted by: Peyton at November 18, 2008 7:44 PM