VIVA ! – A very well known in UK animal rights group – especially for their recent campaign against Hogwood –

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva!_(organisation)

 

https://www.viva.org.uk/

 

 

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/08/28/england-the-hogwood-victory-truth-is-now-on-video-donate-to-support-the-campaign/

 

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/08/20/england-formal-announcement-by-juliet-at-viva-re-hogwood-victory/

 

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2020/06/20/england-hogwood-a-modern-horro-story-coming-to-you-very-soon/

 

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2020/02/27/england-hogwood-a-modern-horror-story-film-launch-in-house-of-commons-london-26th-march-2020-watch-the-sneek-preview-here/

 

Juliet and the crew at Viva !   have now undertaken another major investigation – this time pigs at Morrisons.   For our non UK visitors; we are fortunately not talking Australian PM here; but a UK supermarket chain; probably in the top 5 in the UK. You can see from this link how many stores they have: https://my.morrisons.com/storefinder/

The following is copied directly, without amendment; from Viva !:

 

Bowser view link – https://mailchi.mp/viva.org.uk/morrisons-pigs-appeal-2020?e=26c03356b8

 

Or here is the wording:

 

MORRISONS EXPOSED

Disturbing footage from our latest undercover investigation into two British pig farms exposes shocking conditions at farms supplying Morrisons. Workers were filmed brutally killing young pigs, mutilating others and leaving dead animals out in the open.

• Calvesley Farm is a pig breeding facility operated by Winterbrook Farm Partners. Up to 400 poor piglets are born in this hellhole each week.
• Whiteshoot Farm is a rearing and fattening facility also operated by Winterbrook Farm Partners, housing more than 8,000 pigs.

The investigations took place over the course of three weeks, using hidden cameras to reveal atrocities both inside and outside the farms’ sheds.

READ THE DAILY MAIL EXCLUSIVE

 

and see the video footage.

 

Shocking mutilations

Each newborn piglet is pulled from the farrowing crate and ruthlessly thrown into a metal trough. Investigators captured workers using a barbaric hot knife to slice the piglets’ tails back to a bleeding stump and a pair of pliers to clip away their teeth – all without pain relief.

These cruel acts are supposed to prevent tail biting, a behaviour that manifests from distress and lack of stimulation.

One of the most distressing scenes captured by Viva! Campaigns shows a farm worker ‘knocking’ young piglets – killing them by slamming their tiny heads onto the concrete floor.

It’s a brutally cruel act, which is followed by the worker dumping the bodies aside – presumably because these animals were considered too small to be profitable.

 

Incinerating public health

As if all this wasn’t bad enough, our team also stumbled upon the farm’s incinerator in an open-ended shed. Most days there were piles of dead piglets – some in empty feed sacks, others dumped on the ashes from previous burns – discarded like rubbish. The door had been left wide open. Next to the shed there were more dead piglets awaiting their turn to burn, writhing in maggots.

One of the most distressing scenes captured by Viva! Campaigns shows a farm worker ‘knocking’ young piglets – killing them by slamming their tiny heads onto the concrete floor.

It’s a brutally cruel act, which is followed by the worker dumping the bodies aside – presumably because these animals were considered too small to be profitable.

These practices are in complete violation of the government’s guidance on how to handle ‘fallen stock’, which states: ‘While waiting for your fallen stock to be collected, you must ensure that animals and birds cannot access the carcase.’

 

 

How you can help

Your funds not only provide us with vital equipment to carry out investigations but also the budgets to launch major publicity stunts and campaigns:

• £10 will buy our investigators additional 32GB SD cards
• £20 will buy our investigators much needed biosecurity and PPE
• £50 will buy our investigators additional power packs for hidden cameras
• £60+ will buy our investigators additional cameras, which often need replacement due to stress of use or damage

As part of our overarching End Factory Farming campaign our major action plan includes:

• An innovative YouTube ad campaign, featuring a range of footage from our undercover investigations
• Greater social media promotion with targeted messaging on how and why to go vegan
• The launch of our brand-new seven-day vegan initiative, V7
• And a range of billboards throughout the country, as and when lockdown allows for maximum impact

We know times are tough and as ever we appreciate every contribution made, no matter the size. Mark, together we will end factory farming, before it ends us!

 

Yours for the animals

 

 

Juliet Gellatley
Founder & Director

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliet_Gellatley

 

WAV Comment: Link to undercover investigation videos; select any of the videos shown here:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Viva+undercover+investigations

 

 

 

 

 An article by Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd

 

Three days ago, Regan Russell (65) was murdered by a cold-blooded monster devoid of empathy and compassion.

She was deliberately run down by a truck driver. His cargo was pigs stuffed into the truck in over-heated conditions and extremely stressed from thirst.

For a few moments, a compassionate woman named Regan Russell attempted to alleviate both thirst and stress by bringing water to the captives through the narrow slits in the side of the truck.
Her kindness was rewarded with a death sentence callously delivered by the driver of the truck.
Some people have said that the driver was just doing his job.

I don’t buy it.

He was aware of the protests. He could have given a warning, he could have stopped to allow the protesters to give water to the pigs. He could have driven cautiously slow. Instead, he slowed down and suddenly sped up. The fact is that he was negligent.

The fact is that a woman is dead and he killed her and he should be charged with vehicular homicide.

Continue reading “The Murder of Regan Russell” →

 

Stacey at ‘Our Compass’ has sent the following – thanks Stacey – Regards Mark

Our Compass link:   https://our-compass.org/

 

The Animal Holocaust Depicted Through Art

 

 

 

Source Jo Frederiks , YouTube

With Special Thanks to A Well-Fed World , Humane Facts

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Wales – Chicken Processing Facility –  158 staff members test positive

Factory has contracts with thousands of UK supermarkets

More than 150 employees at a chicken plant in Anglesey, north Wales, have tested positive for coronavirus.

The 2 Sisters poultry processing factory, which has contracts with thousands of UK supermarkets, announced on Thursday that it would be temporarily suspending production at its Llangefni site for two weeks with immediate effect.

It said the decision was made following guidance from Public Health Wales (PHW), Anglesey Council, the Health & Safety Executive, FSA and the Unite union: “The health, safety and well-being of our colleagues is ultimately the thing that matters most at our business.”

All 560 staff members were asked to self-isolate for 14 days. On Saturday the food manufacturing company confirmed that 350 people had been tested, and 75 cases were confirmed positive.

A further 83 positive cases were identified over the 24 hours to 3pm on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 158.

Testing sites were set up at Llangefni and Holyhead, and at an existing facility in Bangor, following the outbreak.

PHW said the number of cases “is expected to increase as we continue to process samples taken from employees”.

Dr Christopher Johnson, consultant in health protection for PHW, said: “Since we commenced targeted testing last Thursday, over 400 members of staff have provided samples so far.

“Testing of employees continues, and it is likely that some additional cases will be identified in the coming days.”

He also commended the testing system, saying it was “working as it should be”, and reminded the public that they too have a “vital role” to play in “preventing the spread of coronavirus”.

2 Sisters is one of the largest food producers in the UK and processes about a third of all the poultry products eaten each day from its sites across Britain.

In its statement, the company concluded: “We will not tolerate any unnecessary risks – however small – for our existing loyal workforce at the facility.”

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-uk-wales-chicken-plant-anglesey-factory-staff-test-positive-a9577976.html

 

 

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-meat-factory-outbreak-why-how-yorkshire-germany-a9575706.html

Outbreaks of coronavirus have been reported at meat factories around the world, from Germany to the US, with a plant in West Yorkshire becoming the latest epicentre.

Earlier this week, officials in a west German district said the number of new infections linked to a large meatpacking plant had risen to 657 – a higher figure than many recent daily increases for the entire country.

Two meat factories in Wales also reported outbreaks this week.

And meat factories in the US have also shut over Covid-19 and seen hundreds of workers fall ill with the virus.

Staff working in close proximity to each other, poor employment contracts and cold temperatures are some of the theories behind the outbreaks, but industry representatives in the UK insist the reason for them is a “mystery”.

“There is no proof in science that a meat factory is any different to a chilled food factory doing other work,” David Lindars from the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) told The Independent.

“Nothing has been said about our working environment in particular that causes any of these outbreaks that we know of from a science point of view. It is a mystery as to why.”

Mr Lindars, the trade body’s technical operations director, added: “You must not forget we never stopped as an industry. The car industry stopped and lots of other industries stopped.

“We have kept going and, to date, we have been pretty good at feeding the nation and ensuring red meat is on the shelves to retailers without mass closures that has happened in other countries.”

Major processing plants in the US shut their doors during the pandemic, sparking fears of meat shortages, after hundreds of workers at some plants tested positive.

But the Unite union says it has repeatedly warned that outbreaks at meat factories in the UK were likely.

 

 See also:

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2020/06/20/tonnies-empire-is-for-14-days-closed/ 

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-meat-toennies/german-coronavirus-outbreak-at-abattoir-infects-more-than-1000-idUKKBN23R0Q5 

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2020/06/18/germany-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic-slaughterhouse-outbreak-stewart-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn 

 

… and the common link is … ??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the corona outbreak at the meat company Tönnies, 1,029 employees already tested positive for corona, which means that the number of infected people almost doubled within a few days.
The district administrator has closed the company, schools, and daycare centers.

Clemens Tönnies, with a small piece of his wealth in his hand

 

We recently reported: https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2020/06/18/germany-alarm-mood-at-the-meat-baron-tonnies/

And so … the Tönnies meat empire in Rheda-Wiedenbrück is closed for 14 days (!!!) The district decided it, as the head of the crisis team said.

However, some employees can work in the so-called quarantine. This means that they can only switch between their place of work and where they live. This also applies to Clemens Tönnies.

The district of Gütersloh and occupational safety were given access to Tönnies personnel files on Saturday evening.

“The company was unable to provide us with all the addresses. The company has always reacted slowly,” said the head of the crisis team.
By Friday, Tönnies had delivered employee lists in which 30 percent of the addresses were missing (!!)

“The trust that we put in Tönnies is zero. I have to say it so clearly,” said the head of the crisis team.

Vigorous demonstrations are now taking place in front of the Tönnies meat factory.

https://www.focus.de/finanzen/news/unternehmen/toennies-falschaussagen-zum-kantinen-video-robert-toennies-schreibt-brandbrief-an-onkel_id_12111523.html

 

And I mean…The German Minister of Economics tried to calm us down: “The supply of food is a valuable commodity and I want the trust in food and meat ” made in Germany ” to be maintained”!

I assume that the Tönies family has paid enough donations for the government lobbyists. This means that there will be no difficulties for the further existence of the Tönnies Empire when the first excitement is over.

Incidentally, Clemens Tönnies has used this tactic of withdrawing (home office) very often in the past, and thus saved himself from bad consequences due to other scandals. As soon as the situation calms down, the home office is over, and everything continues as before.

Our corporations can afford anything. Here, Eastern European citizens are exploited, farm animals tortured immeasurably, other companies have long relocated their production to Eastern Europe and sell it as German brand quality. Protected by the German government.

Incidentally, the slaughter industry association has already threatened to relocate production to Eastern Europe.
Old friends will meet there again.

My best regards to all, Venus