{"id":138241,"date":"2025-03-16T21:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T21:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/b-c-government-sanctions-slaughterhouse-over-pig-abuse-video\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T21:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T21:45:57","slug":"b-c-government-sanctions-slaughterhouse-over-pig-abuse-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=138241","title":{"rendered":"B.C Government Sanctions Slaughterhouse Over Pig Abuse Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>CHILLIWACK B.C\u2014In the wake of shocking video footage, a pig slaughterhouse in Chilliwack B.C. has been sanctioned by British Columbia\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture and Food. After reviewing video files secretly recorded by a whistleblower inside Johnston\u2019s Packers Ltd., the Ministry issued a prohibition notice under the\u00a0<em>Food Safety Act<\/em>\u00a0regarding the slaughterhouse\u2019s use of electric prods and its handling of animals.<\/p>\n<p>The video recorded at Johnston\u2019s, a provincially licensed slaughterhouse that kills around 500 pigs from the Fraser Valley daily, showed improper use of stunning equipment, leaving pigs in agony during the slaughter process, cut open while still alert and conscious. The many hours of whistleblower footage verified and reviewed by Animal Justice and submitted to authorities also showed workers abusing pigs, including kicking and prodding them.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the prohibition order, the Ministry issued a formal warning letter to Johnston\u2019s for violating Section 13 of the\u00a0<em>Meat Inspection Regulation<\/em>, which requires that animals be slaughtered humanely. The Ministry ordered Johnston\u2019s to provide more training in stunning techniques for workers and said that provincial inspectors are increasing oversight of the slaughter process at the slaughterhouse. The Ministry also required Johnston\u2019s to reduce choke points within the facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis prohibition order is an important step, but it\u2019s deeply troubling that it took a whistleblower to bring these horrific abuses to light. It\u2019s also concerning that the Ministry is now calling on its own meat inspection staff\u2014who were already on-site\u2014to increase scrutiny, raising serious questions about how these violations were allowed to happen in the first place,\u201d said Camille Labchuk, lawyer and executive director at Animal Justice. \u201cBehind closed doors, animals suffer in ways the public rarely sees, and this case is a stark reminder of the urgent need for stronger oversight and real accountability in slaughterhouses to prevent future cruelty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Johnston\u2019s hasn\u2019t acknowledged the whistleblower footage publicly, the company attempted to have the Animal Justice video expos\u00e9 taken down. However, Vimeo, the streaming platform where the video is hosted, found Johnston\u2019s claims to be meritless and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/media-releases\/b-c-slaughterhouse-fails-in-attempt-to-suppress-undercover-video\">restored the video<\/a>\u00a0following a review.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time hidden cameras have captured pig slaughter in Canada, and it\u2019s telling that the industry\u2019s first response was to suppress the heartbreaking reality of its day-to-day practices,\u201d Ms. Labchuk said.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Josh Lynn<br \/>Public Relations Manager<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"c5afa9bcabab85a4abaca8a4a9afb0b6b1aca6a0eba6a4\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Camille Labchuk<br \/>Executive Director<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/animaljustice.ca\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"395a58545055555c79585750545855534c4a4d505a5c175a58\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; CHILLIWACK B.C\u2014In the wake of shocking video footage, a pig slaughterhouse in Chilliwack B.C. has been sanctioned by British Columbia\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture and Food. 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