{"id":151061,"date":"2025-03-23T05:14:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T05:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/undercover-video-exposes-cruelty-at-johnstons-meats-in-chilliwack-b-c\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T05:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T05:14:47","slug":"undercover-video-exposes-cruelty-at-johnstons-meats-in-chilliwack-b-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=151061","title":{"rendered":"Undercover Video Exposes Cruelty at Johnston&#8217;s Meats in Chilliwack, B.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>CHILLIWACK, B.C.\u2014 New undercover video exposes appalling conditions at a pig slaughterhouse in Chilliwack, BC. The footage, leaked to Animal Justice by an anonymous whistleblower, depicts shocking animal cruelty and blatant violations of animal protection laws.<\/p>\n<p>The video was recorded at Johnston\u2019s Meats, a provincially-licensed facility that slaughters around 500 pigs from the Fraser Valley each day. The footage shows improper use of stunning equipment, leaving pigs in agony during the slaughter process, cut open while still alert and conscious.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Izzy Hirji, a veterinarian who reviewed the video, explained that while muscle spasms are not uncommon after an animal is stunned, many of the pigs showed clear signs of consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see some animals in these videos (who) are blinking in response to touch stimuli or moving in response to touch stimuli, there were other scenarios where the animal was blinking in response to a knife \u2026 and if you watch the pattern of that blinking it didn\u2019t match the rest of the body\u2019s rhythmic contractions that were happening from the stunning,\u201d Dr. Hirji said.<\/p>\n<p>Pigs are also seen desperately trying to escape as they witness the horror of the killing process unfolding before their eyes, with one pig hiding under machinery for five minutes before being caught and killed. The hours of whistleblower footage also shows workers abusing pigs, including kicking and prodding them. At one point, an employee cuts off a pig\u2019s ear and throws it at another worker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video also reveals the danger the kill floor poses for workers at the slaughterhouse. One employee appears to have been shocked by the stunning machine, and another worker was narrowly missed by a falling pig.<\/p>\n<p>After reviewing the video, Animal Justice filed a legal complaint with the BC SPCA, the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, urgently calling for an investigation into the conditions at Johnston\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time in Canada that pig slaughter has been caught on hidden camera,\u00a0and it has led to incredibly disturbing revelations,\u201d said lawyer and Animal Justice executive director Camille Labchuk.\u00a0\u201cImagine the horror of being slaughtered while fully conscious, being viscerally aware of everything that is happening in these terrifying final moments of your life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohnston\u2019s makes claims about \u2018happy pigs\u2019 but this video evidence gathered by a courageous whistleblower shows that\u2019s hardly the case and exposes the hellish reality behind holiday ham and other pork products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>View Animal Justice\u2019s expose video<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1R62zFA1Ro72RW9I5YRENJwm5Fwcxvi_C\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em> <\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1R62zFA1Ro72RW9I5YRENJwm5Fwcxvi_C\/view?usp=sharing\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>here.<\/em><\/a><em> There is a warning within the video before a sequence of graphic images appear. Unedited clips of undercover footage can be provided upon request.<\/em><\/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=\"a2c8cedbcccce2c3cccbcfc3cec8d7d1d6cbc1c78cc1c3\">[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=\"a3c0c2cecacfcfc6e3c2cdcacec2cfc9d6d0d7cac0c68dc0c2\">[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.\u2014 New undercover video exposes appalling conditions at a pig slaughterhouse in Chilliwack, BC. The footage, leaked to Animal Justice by an anonymous whistleblower, depicts shocking animal cruelty and blatant violations of animal protection laws. 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