Screenshot from the Mercy For Animals video.An animal rights organization is accusing a Chattanooga poultry slaughterhouse of the inhumane treatment of chickens, though the company is denying the charge.
Mercy For Animals today released a video that the organization says was recorded by undercover investigators inside the Koch Foods slaughterhouse.
The video purports to show chickens being scalded alive and shackled upside-down before having their throats, wings and chests sliced open while still conscious.
Koch Foods in a statement called the video “inaccurate and out-of-context depictions….”
“The company will not stand for a violation of the important processes and standards that we have in place. Koch Foods will remain vigilant to ensure it continues to operate in a humane, clean and safe manner,” said company Chief Executive Joe Grendys.