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Investigation: Suffering Exposed on Three British Chicken Farms
June 26, 2019
Updated: January 24, 2025


Animal Equality UK has released a new investigation with footage of horrifying conditions and extreme animal suffering on three chicken farms in Lincolnshire in the UK.
THE DETAILS: Our investigators visited Red Tractor-certified farms Saltbox, Ladywath and Mount multiple times between February and April 2019 and found shocking scenes, including:
- Gigantic double-decker chicken sheds, with over 30,000 birds crowded on each floor
- Many chickens suffering from severe leg injuries, some unable to stand
- Carcasses left to rot for days amongst the flocks of living birds
- Chicks struggling to breathe at just two days old, with many already dead
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