11 workers on Pennsylvania farms charged after allegedly kicking, stomping and beating turkeys
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foxnews.comEleven workers at Plainville Farms in Pennsylvania have been charged with animal cruelty after a PETA investigator captured video allegedly showing them kicking, stomping and beating turkeys.
The mistreatment took place at the company’s farms in Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Perry and Union counties, Pennsylvania State Police said Thursday.
A total of 139 charges were filed, including six felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and 76 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty.
The workers were responsible for capturing and crating turkeys destined for slaughter, police said. Police launched the investigation in August 2021 in response to a complaint from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
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