Marietta, Pa. – PETA has just received a report from a whistleblower at Shady Brae Farms—which confines around 440,000 birds and is owned by a Sauder’s Eggs supplier—alleging that hens fell into feces-filled pits where they were left to survive on contaminated feed for months; hens died after becoming trapped in cage wires; numerous cats on the property died after being poisoned; and often eggs piled up and were not refrigerated, washed, or shipped for days or weeks. The whistleblower is available for interviews. Photos are available here and video footage is available here.
PETA today sent complaints to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania State Police, urging them to investigate the allegations of cruelty to animals, sanitation violations, and food-safety risks at the farm.
The whistleblower also reported that:
· Injured birds were left to suffer without intervention as long as they could lay eggs, including one hen whose comb had been partially ripped off and whose skull was exposed.
· More than 3,000 birds died of the heat when shed temperatures reached 103 degrees, yet management delayed fan adjustments for hours after being alerted
· Hens who fell out of cages were pulled from piles of feces, put back into cages although covered in manure, and eventually sent to slaughter. Birds were also left without food for up to 36 hours when broken feed lines were not timely repaired.
· A shed fire that killed several dozen chickens was caused by...
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