PA Headlines 10/07/22HARRISBURG – AP is reporting… Eleven people working for one of the nation’s leading turkey producers have been charged with animal cruelty in Pennsylvania after state police said they were caught on video kicking, stomping and beating turkeys at several farms (including one unspecified farm in Union County). The workers were responsible for capturing and crating turkeys destined for slaughter, Pennsylvania State Police said Thursday. The mistreatment took place at farms in Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Perry and Union counties, police said. A total of 139 charges were filed, including six felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and 76 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. Michael Spada, a state police animal cruelty officer.

Source: Forbes October 07, 2022 15:10 UTC