Numurkah Turkey Supplies - farm and abattoir
2020 investigation revealed systemic improper stunning of turkeys before they are brutally decapitated.
Most of the turkeys are dragged upside-down through an electrical stun bath, and the majority of these were found to exhibit signs of consciousness afterwards, while others were seen lifting their heads and avoiding the stun bath entirely. Because of their large wingspan, their wings often hit the electrified water first, giving them extremely painful electric shocks. A small number of turkeys were beheaded without any prior stunning in inverted cones, a practice that is arguably in breach of Victoria’s vaguely-worded animal welfare legislation.
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The Life of a Christmas Turkey
Monday 14 Dec 2020 by
The life of a turkey destine for slaughter is a grim Christmas story indeed. From breeding, to hatching, growing and slaughter, turkeys bred for their meat suffer immensely and we have the power to make kinder choices for them, on Christmas and every other day too. Read more >
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Cruelty complaint lodged against Victorian turkey slaughterhouse
Tuesday 23 Feb 2021
Confronting hidden camera footage has revealed systemic improper stunning of turkeys before they are brutally decapitated in an abattoir in Numurkah, Victoria. Read more >
