Slaughterhouse of horrors: Sheep beheaded in front of official inspector

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Slaughterhouse of horrors: Sheep beheaded in front of official inspector

4 November 2019
Animal Equality
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Animal Equality’s latest investigation reveals horrifying scenes inside Farmers Fresh Wales abattoir in Wrexham, North Wales.

We filmed small and emaciated sheep falling through a gap in a conveyor system, while others became painfully jammed in the machinery and were left to hang in mid-air. Petrified sheep who were trapped in the machine were then killed and brutally decapitated. Their bloody, severed heads were discarded in full view of other animals and in one instance, a headless corpse was thrown on top of live sheep further down the conveyor, who were left to struggle under the immense weight. 

Shockingly, this suffering took place in the presence of an official Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspector, while the FSA was supposed to be investigating serious allegations of cruelty to animals at this same slaughterhouse. At one point, when asked if he was happy with a dead body being piled on top of live sheep, the FSA officer replied “spot on”.