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Johnston’s Meats ordered to take “corrective actions” following shocking slaughterhouse footage

The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture has sanctioned Johnston’s Meats, a pig slaughterhouse in Chilliwack, following an animal welfare investigation. https://www.biv.com/news/resources-agriculture/bc-orders-changes-at-slaughterhouse-following-animal-welfare-investigation-10152834 The investigation was launched after Animal Justice released shocking video footage revealing horrific animal suffering and apparent violations of slaughter regulations, allegedly filmed by a whistleblower at Johnston’s Meats. The disturbing footage shows frightened and panicked pigs being inhumanely handled, including: Animals being improperly stunned before having their throats cut, being hung upside down to bleed out while conscious, and then placed into a scalding tank of boiling water. Multiple animals appear to show signs of consciousness after being…

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