Slaughterhouse closed after Animal Aid expose
A&G Barber - the Essex slaughterhouse secretly filmed by Animal Aid inflicting shocking cruelty on pigs - has been forced to close as a result of the undercover investigation.
Posted 18 Aug 2010
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Essex slaughterhouse expose finds ‘unbearable cruelty and suffering’
Animal Aid has today released footage taken secretly inside an Essex slaughterhouse that kills pigs. The film, which was shot over three days, shows scenes of extreme and deliberately-inflicted suffering, including use of electric tongs...
Posted 27 Jun 2010
‘Cruel’ Norfolk slaughterhouse exposed
Animal Aid has today released footage taken secretly inside a Norfolk slaughterhouse that kills pigs and sheep.
Posted 06 May 2010
Prosecutions demanded for slaughterhouse cruelty: Animal Aid releases new covert film
Animal Aid has released footage taken covertly at the Soil Association-approved Sturminster Newton abattoir in Dorset. This is the sixth UK slaughterhouse to be filmed by the campaign group, and the footage shows serious welfare...
Posted 12 Apr 2010
Notes for the Meat Hygiene Service to accompany Sturminster Newton abattoir film
These notes were sent to the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) along with a 50-minute extract from our undercover filming at Sturminster Newton abattoir.
Posted 12 Apr 2010
RSPCA backs Animal Aid’s slaughter campaign
The RSPCA has formally endorsed Animal Aid’s call for CCTV to be installed in all UK slaughterhouses and has said that it will make cameras mandatory in all Freedom Food approved abattoirs.
Posted 25 Feb 2010
Notes accompanying the Tom Lang Ltd slaughter footage
Part 1: Neck Dislocation Two of the slaughtermen dislocate the necks of stunned sheep immediately after ‘sticking’. We understand that this constitutes a breach of the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations (WASK), Schedule...
Posted 11 Dec 2009
Three workers suspended and CCTV installed in organic abattoir following cruelty allegations
Three slaughtermen have been suspended from a Soil Association-approved abattoir following an undercover investigation by Animal Aid that reveals what the government regulatory body, the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS), describes as ‘clear evidence of breaches...
Posted 11 Dec 2009
Background information on the Soil Association’s guidelines for animals at slaughter
The Soil Association’s (SA) Organic Standard for Processors sets out its guidelines for the killing and processing animals who have been reared under organic systems. In the introduction, the guiding principle for Organic Standard is...
Posted 10 Dec 2009
Humane slaughter in British abattoirs a ‘sham’
Animal Aid’s undercover investigation exposes shocking cruelty
Posted 28 Aug 2009