(AP) – Animal rights groups say they are pleased that Tyson
Foods wants to improve conditions at its farms but that the company’s plans
don’t go far enough.Tyson announced Wednesday that it had installed cameras at its 33 processing
plants and hired a team to review how it handles and slaughters chickens. The
group Mercy for Animals says birds will still suffer under traditional industry
practices, especially when they grow so large that their legs no longer support
them.
Foods wants to improve conditions at its farms but that the company’s plans
don’t go far enough.Tyson announced Wednesday that it had installed cameras at its 33 processing
plants and hired a team to review how it handles and slaughters chickens. The
group Mercy for Animals says birds will still suffer under traditional industry
practices, especially when they grow so large that their legs no longer support
them.
Mercy for Animals and similar groups have distributed videos of workers
abusing animals. Tyson says its plan to improve “animal well-being” was not
adopted in response to the bad publicity.
In addition to setting up cameras, Tyson has hired nearly five dozen workers
to monitor animals while they’re still on the farm.
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