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Two more former Butterball workers convicted of animal cruelty
Story Date: 2/25/2013
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Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 2/25/13
Two former Butterball workers were found guilty late last week of animal cruelty in connection with a 2011 video secretly take by an employee working for Mercy for Animals.
Defendants Terry Johnson and Billy McBride were found guilty of animal cruelty after a bench trial before Judge John H. Horne, Jr.
Last year two other Butterball workers pled guilty on animal cruelty charges based on their actions at a turkey breeder farm in Shannon, N.C.
“Since Butterball first learned of the 2011 incident at its Hoke County facility, we have condemned the actions of the former associates involved,” read a company statement emailed to Meatingplace. “We will continue to cooperate with all external investigations and authorities including during the most recent court proceedings. Animal care and well-being remains central to the operations of our company, and we are committed to the ethical and responsible care of our turkey flocks.”
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