{"id":754736,"date":"2018-09-22T09:24:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T13:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=754736"},"modified":"2018-09-22T09:24:32","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T13:24:32","slug":"abattoir-killers-are-caught-on-film-laughing-and-joking-as-they-attack-cow-with-pipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=754736","title":{"rendered":"Abattoir killers are caught on film laughing and joking as they attack cow with pipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Time and time again we have revealed shocking scenes that dispel the 'humane slaughter' myth. We would urge anyone who feels moved by the footage to consider going plant-based.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ROD ARDEHALI:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Abattoir killers have been caught in an undercover sting beating cattle with pipes moments before the animals are slaughtered, prompting a major investigation. Footage recorded by animal rights activists using covert cameras shows one worker slamming a gate on the neck of a cow while taunting the frightened animals. One of the workers at PJ Hayman &amp; Sons abattoir in Ottery St Mary, Devon, is heard baiting the cattle and asking &#8216;do you want some Christmas beef?&#8217; The video shows the two workers laughing with each other while one tries to force a cow towards a grate to be stunned. But as the cow resists the worker hits it over the back and tries to push it forwards while taunting it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) launched an investigation after anti-animal abuse organisation Animal Aid released the footage taken at the abattoir. Tor Bailey, Farming and Slaughter campaign manager at Animal Aid, said: &#8216;PJ Hayman &amp; Sons is a small slaughterhouse, which some people may think is more humane, but we were deeply shocked and saddened by what we filmed there&#8230; &#8220;Time and time again we have revealed shocking scenes that dispel the &#8216;humane slaughter&#8217; myth&#8230; We would urge anyone who feels moved by the footage to consider going plant-based as this is the only way to be assured of animal welfare&#8221;&#8230; The Food Standards Agency confirmed it has launched a criminal investigation into the actions of those caught on the footage&#8217;.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-6183941\/Abattoir-workers-filmed-beating-cattle-pipes-slaughter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE..<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M9TsrIiTfHU?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROD ARDEHALI: &#8216;Abattoir killers have been caught in an undercover sting beating cattle with pipes moments before the animals are slaughtered, prompting a major investigation. 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