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Butterball Turkey is facing calls for a boycott ahead of Thanksgiving after sickening allegations of sexual abuse resurface
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Butterball Turkey is facing calls for a boycott ahead of Thanksgiving after sickening allegations of sexual abuse resurface

Butterball is facing calls for a boycott just days before Thanksgiving after sickening images of poultry workers allegedly sexually assaulting and torturing their turkeys resurfaced on social media.

The uproar came after activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) posted a decades-old video online this weekend that allegedly showed company employees abusing live turkeys at a factory in Ozark, Arkansas.

The graphic footage, which quickly went viral, was captured during an undercover investigation in 2006 in which workers were filmed slamming the birds against steel cages and stomping on their heads, the animal rights group claimed.

The backlash erupted after PETA activists posted a decades-old video online this weekend that allegedly showed company employees abusing live turkeys at a factory in Ozark, Arkansas. PETA

An undercover PETA investigator claimed in the video that he caught an employee sticking his finger in a turkey’s vagina for “fun” — while another employee apparently “humped” a bird while it was chained up.

“One worker grabbed a live bird and stomped on her head, crushing her skull until her head exploded. Then he laughed and wiped the blood from his leg. He also threw birds against the concrete and hit others,” the investigator claimed in his witness statements at the time.

The video quickly sparked an outpouring of outrage when it resurfaced online — with some calling for a boycott of the poultry brand just days before the Thanksgiving holiday.

“Boycott Butterball,” one user raged at X.

“I just bought a butterball turkey yesterday. Dinner is f–king cancelled,” wrote another.

The graphic footage, which went viral on social media, was captured during an undercover investigation in 2006, during which workers were reportedly filmed slamming the birds against steel cages. PETA
The decade-old video was posted by PETA. PETA
Butterball faces calls for boycott. Christopher Sadowski
The video describes alleged sexual abuse and torture of animals. PETA

“YOU ARE DISGUSTING!!! I will never eat any product from your company again… You guys should be ashamed of yourselves. I can’t express my disdain for your company right now,” one user chimed in.

A spokesperson for Butterball emphasized to The Post that the footage was filmed decades ago and is “not current.”

“We are aware of a video from nearly 20 years ago that is being reshared on social media,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

“This video is not current and was created before Butterball became a private company and prior to our involvement and certification through American Humane. Animal care and welfare are central to who we are as a company, and we are committed to the ethical and responsible care of our flocks.”

The company added that Butterball was the only turkey company in the U.S. that was “American Humane certified.”

“That means we have annual audits conducted by a third party to ensure we meet our more than 200 scientific standards for turkey care best practices, which far exceed industry best practices,” he said. spokesman.

“We are proud of this title that no other turkey company can claim and have a zero-tolerance policy towards animal cruelty.”