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Home » Turkeys

Turkeys

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Investigation: Xmas Turkeys

19/12/2020  |   Campaigns

An undercover investigation into three British intensive Red Tractor turkey farms reveals shocking scenes of suffering and abject animal cruelty, all for the sake of Christmas dinner.

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Viva! turkey investigation

Breaking: Sick turkeys with festering open wounds destined for British supermarkets this Christmas

18/12/2020  |   Media centre

Viva! have released shocking footage from an undercover investigation into three British intensive Red Tractor turkey farms.

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Fowl-Play at Christmas

03/12/2020  |   Blog

Packed together in dank, dark, windowless sheds, the lives of our Christmas turkeys are nothing but miserably short and painful.

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Christmas: Turkeys

06/10/2020  |   Campaigns

In the UK around 90 per cent of turkeys are factory farmed. They’re selectively bred to grow quickly and often suffer from agonising leg disorders, joint degeneration and heart disease as a result.

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Turkeys

04/06/2020  |   Animals

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Investigation: Gravel Farm

16/12/2019  |   Campaigns

Victory: Red Tractor drops abhorrent turkey farm following Viva! investigation

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VICTORY: Red Tractor Drops Abhorrent Turkey Farm Following Viva! Investigation

16/12/2019  |   Media centre

Animal welfare group Viva! are celebrating their latest victory as food assurance scheme Red Tractor drops Gravel Farm – an intensive turkey farm which annually produces over 33,000 turkeys and is part of Avara Foods, which supplies Sainsbury’s. The farm was approved by Red Tractor until Viva!

5 Reasons Viva! Christmas Outreach

Vegan Charity Urges Consumers to End Turkey Suffering This Christmas

06/12/2018  |   Media centre

This December, animal welfare charity Viva! is visiting three cities to raise awareness about the emotional intelligence and complex behaviour of turkeys and to hand out FREE vegan turkey samples.

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Investigation: Springate Farm

19/12/2016  |   Campaigns

Viva! has recently been handed footage shot inside tents housing turkeys that shows some of the worst conditions we have ever seen.

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