date:Apr 01, 2014
g to the petition, Fast line speeds limit the amount of time available to administer a back-up stun, or a back-up cut, if needed. Because fast line speeds cause workers to struggle to adequately process poultry, birds are sometimes not properly stunned or slaughtered, and some are still alive when they reach the scalding tanks. Indeed, reports indicate that at some slaughter establishments up to 3 percent of all birds may enter the scald tanks alive.