GARNER, NC: While a video of alleged animal abuse at a Butterball turkey facility surfaced on social media channels during the holidays, the company did not make a statement for nearly a week.
North Carolina officials raided a Butterball turkey factory December 29 in Hoke County after animal rights group Mercy for Animals released an undercover video that showed factory workers appearing to abuse turkeys. The video, which was filmed by an activist who is said to have worked undercover at ...