Thousands of chickens euthanized in South Africa after they were left starving and eating each other

c/world · u/HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works · 144 points

The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or NSPCA, said it wasn’t able to say for certain how many other chickens had already died by the time its officers reached several neglected poultry farming sites because of the “mass cannibalism” that took place among the birds.

The NSPCA managed to save more than 500,000 chickens, it said.

The chickens were owned by Daybreak Foods, a major poultry supplier owned by South Africa’s state asset management company Public Investment Corp.

Comments

u/Cypher@lemmy.world · 2 points

I missed that somehow despite reading the article, I blame not having my morning coffee before commenting

u/EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world · 7 points

But it says the company is owned by the state. Am I missing something?

u/Cypher@lemmy.world · 8 points

If the state needs to feed the livestock then they should be property of the state, no more privatisation of profits and nationalisation of losses.

u/sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech · 4 points

Probably because you can still sell cannibal chickens to people.

u/sittinonatoilet@sopuli.xyz · 27 points

Execute everyone at the company responsible

u/JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 22 points

That.

is.

so.

fucked.

up.

u/phoenixz@lemmy.ca · 9 points

Execute the executives

u/EvergreenGuru@lemmy.world · 7 points

I’m unclear as to why the state didn’t rush to get the company the resources to feed these birds.