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August 16, 2023
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Tifton, Ga. – PETA despatched a letter to Tift County Solicitor Normal Jason Hoffman calling on him to research and record suitable legal fees in opposition to the Towson Chilly Garage slaughterhouse staff chargeable for excessively electroshocking and prodding a pig for 10 mins sooner than taking pictures him within the head six occasions over the span of 7 and a part mins. He remained status, crying out, and bleeding from the nostril right through the extended ordeal, which used to be published in a just-released U.S. Division of Agriculture file.
PETA’s letter notes a development of bungled killings at this slaughterhouse: In 2021, an inspector documented {that a} steer remained status after being shot within the head and {that a} pig cried out and stood again up after being electrocuted.
“This pig persevered electrical shocks and more than one blasts to his head in a frightening, drawn-out killing that used to be not anything in need of torture,” says PETA Vice President of Proof Research Daniel Paden. “PETA is asking for a legal investigation on behalf of all of the animals who’ve suffered egregiously at this slaughterhouse and urges everybody to lend a hand save you such violence via going vegan.”
PETA—whose motto reads, partly, that “animals don’t seem to be ours to consume” and which opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview—issues out that pigs, cows, chickens, turkeys, sheep, and different animals really feel ache and concern and worth their lives, simply as people do. The gang is pursuing fees beneath state regulation as a result of federal officers haven’t prosecuted any inspected slaughterhouses for acts of abuse since no less than 2007.
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PETA’s letter to Hoffman follows.
August 16, 2023
The Honorable Jason Hoffman
Tift County Solicitor Normal
Expensive Mr. Hoffman:
I’m hoping this letter reveals you neatly. I want to request that your workplace (and the correct native law-enforcement company, as you deem suitable) examine and record appropriate legal fees in opposition to Towson Chilly Garage and the employee(s) chargeable for excessively electroshocking and prodding a pig for 10 mins after which taking pictures him six occasions within the head over the span of just about 7.5 mins whilst he remained status, crying out, and bleeding from the nostril on April 18 at its slaughterhouse positioned at 301 Ridge Ave. S. in Tifton. The U.S. Division of Agriculture’s Meals Protection and Inspection Provider (FSIS) documented the incident within the hooked up file, which states the next:
Plant team of workers tried for about 10 mins to transport the primary hog (massive competitive barrow) into the lovely house with each a paddle and a sizzling shot instrument. Pig used to be poked in each the stomach and thoracic hollow space. Pig used to be vocalizing whilst being prodded with each sizzling shot and paddles. Barrow used to be agitated and aggressively biting on the workers and on the prods and vocalizing. The barrow used to be introduced into the lovely house and plant team of workers tried to stun the animal the usage of a .22 caliber lengthy rifle. … The barrow didn’t cross down after the primary tried stun and persisted to stick status with blood noticed dripping from each nostrils. …
The bullet used to be jammed throughout the rifle and plant team of workers had to go out the lovely house/room to retrieve a device to get it unjammed. This took 4 mins. A 2d shot with the .22 lengthy rifle used to be administered to the barrow. The animal used to be now not surprised, persisted to face, and vocalized. 50 seconds elapsed and a 3rd shot with the .22 lengthy rifle used to be administered to the hog. The barrow didn’t cross down, remained status, and vocalized. 45 seconds elapsed and the fourth shot with a captive bolt used to be administered to the hog. The hog didn’t cross down, remained status, and vocalized. 50 seconds elapsed and a 5th shot with the .22 lengthy rifle used to be administered to the hog. The hog didn’t cross down, remained status, and persisted to vocalize. 1:00 … elapsed and a 6th shot used to be administered with the .22 lengthy rifle to the hog, and this shot effectively rendered the animal subconscious.
This habits seems to violate O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4(b)(1). Importantly, FSIS’ motion carries no legal or civil consequences and does now not preempt legal legal responsibility beneath state regulation for slaughterhouse staff who perpetrate acts of cruelty to animals. For the reason that the FSIS has now not initiated a legal prosecution of an authorized slaughterhouse for inhumane dealing with since no less than 2007, fees beneath state regulation are this sufferer’s most effective probability at a measure of justice.
Please tell us what we may do to lend a hand you. Thanks on your attention and for the tricky paintings that you simply do.
Sincerely,
Colin Henstock
Investigations Mission Supervisor