A disturbing whistleblower report reveals ongoing suffering at Culver Duck Farms, a so-called “humane” company. The whistleblower’s video and photographs show injured and dying ducks, others who were suffocated and buried alive, and dozens of live ducklings who were ground up while fully conscious.
Culver slaughters approximately 6.5 million ducks annually, approximately 25% of all ducks killed in the U.S. industry, and supplies grocers and food distributors around the country. Here’s a look at what anyone buying duck meat or down-filled products could be supporting.
The whistleblower reported that Culver crowds so many males together with females in stressful living conditions that the females are “gang raped” and their bodies are left bloody, swollen, and injured, often on wet bedding. Forcing male and female ducks to coexist is deplorable, as duck mating—especially in crowded, dank sheds—is extremely violent. Male ducks hold the female duck down with their entire weight on her back, and they keep her in place by clamping down with their claws and gripping the back of her neck with their bills.
Responsible guardians who have adopted ducks—who have the commitment, time, money, compassion, and patience necessary to provide them with life-long care—take precautions like separating males and females to avoid such violence. But speciesist companies like Culver don’t bother with this—the birds’ right to be left in peace is ignored in favor of higher profits.
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