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Groups push for more humane slaughter of chickens

By Frederic J. Frommer
Published March 29, 2014 3:25pm ET
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Groups push for more humane slaughter of chickens
FILE - This Dec. 2, 2008, file photo shows a chicken farm just outside the city limits of Pittsburg, Texas. Citing hundreds of thousands of chickens being accidentally dropped alive into scalding tanks every year, two animal welfare groups and dozens of lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to improve humane treatment of poultry at slaughterhouses. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) | LM Otero

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two animal welfare groups and dozens of lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to improve humane treatment of poultry at slaughterhouses, citing statistics that show hundreds of thousands of chickens being accidentally dropped alive into scalding tanks every year.

The Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary have petitioned the Department of Agriculture to strengthen humane treatment regulations by banning live birds from the scalding tanks.

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