Horrifying leaked footage inside slaughterhouse sparks disgust
A whistleblower has leaked horrifying footage showing slaughterhouse workers shooting, beating, stabbing, and urinating on cows.
The videos were recorded at Georgia's Best Processing in Fort Valley, Georgia, and reportedly shared among workers for amusement, according to PETA.
The clips, which PETA said were recorded in the Fall, show workers urinating on cows' faces, striking them with pipes and stabbing them while the animals struggled to stand.
One video appears to show a worker shooting a cow and stabbing her in the neck, edited with music, hearts and other graphic overlays.
PETA spokesperson Moira Colley told Daily Mail: 'It appears at least three workers are depicted in the videos. At least one is a student of a local school, but all appear to be young.'
Georgia's Best Processing acknowledged the videos on Facebook, saying it was unaware of the actions until the leak.
'Upon learning of the situation, we took immediate disciplinary action and fully cooperated with the Georgia Department of Agriculture,' the statement reads.
'The individuals were immediately terminated. The humane treatment of animals entrusted to our care is a responsibility we take very seriously, and we are deeply concerned by what occurred.'
The videos were allegedly recorded by high school students employed at Georgia's Best Processing in Fort Valley, Georgia, and reportedly shared among workers for amusement, according to PETA
PETA warned that ignoring such acts of cruelty endangers animals and can have serious consequences for communities if violent behaviors escalate. The nonprofit has contacted the students' school, urging the superintendent to take swift action.
Studies show childhood animal cruelty is a serious warning sign, often linked to family violence, trauma, and later violence against humans, but it can stem from curiosity, learned behavior, or emotional issues, with persistent or escalating cruelty and lack of empathy.
Daily Mail has contacted Georgia's Best Processing for comment.
'It appears at least three workers are depicted in the videos. At least one is a student of a local school, but all appear to be young,' Colley said.
'Cows in the meat industry are killed at a fraction of their natural lifespan and don’t receive a bit of kindness during their entire lives, but workers filming themselves stabbing conscious animals in the neck, and even urinating in the face of one, is especially horrific.
'These sadistic acts and the callous way in which workers allegedly shared videos of their torment to laugh at are a chilling wake-up call for this community.'
The whistleblower alleged the videos were shared on the social media platform Snapchat.
She added that while the videos only show short moments of the cow's struggling, Georgia law requires that animals be rendered unconscious with a single stunning attempt before slaughter.
The whistleblower alleged the videos were shared on the social media platform Snapchat
'Stabbing the throat of a conscious animal would constitute a violation of the anti-cruelty statute O.C.G.A. § 16-12-4(b)(1), which prohibits causing an animal physical pain, suffering, or death by any unjustifiable act,' said Colley.
'The Georgia Department of Agriculture could suspend its inspections of the facility, which would prevent them from slaughtering animals.
'The individuals would likely be charged with a misdemeanor, which typically results in a fine of $1,000 or less and/or a sentence of less than 12 months.'
The videos have also surfaced on X, where users have been left outraged.
'Animal processing plants have a moral and professional responsibility to treat animals humanely by minimizing pain, stress, and fear at every stage of handling and processing. This is sick,' one user shared.
In November 2024, PETA released even more shocking videos of workers at a Butterball factory, the largest producer of turkey products in the US, smacking, humping and sexually abusing the birds at the Ozark, Arkansas plant in 2006.
That was years before Butterball was privatized and certified by the American Humane.
'We are aware of a video from nearly 20 years ago, which is being reshared across social media,' a spokesperson for the company told Scripps News.
'The video is not current and was taken prior to Butterball becoming a private company and prior to engagement certification through American Humane.'
'Animal care and well-being is central to who we are as a company, and we are committed to the ethical and responsible care of our flocks,' the spokesperson insisted.
'Eleven years ago, Butterball was the first, and remains the only, turkey company to be American Humane certified,' they noted.
'That means we have yearly audits conducted by a third-party to ensure compliance with our 200-plus science-based standards or best practices for care of turkeys, well exceeding industry best practices.
In November 2024, PETA released even more shocking videos of workers at a Butterball factory, the largest producer of turkey products in the US, smacking, humping and sexually abusing the birds at the Ozark, Arkansas plant in 2006
'We are proud of this designation that no other turkey company can claim, and have a zero tolerance policy for animal mistreatment.'
But in the disturbing footage, an undercover investigator claimed he saw a Butterball employee shoving his finger up a turkey's cloaca, or vagina, for 'fun' and witnessed another worker humping a turkey while it was restrained, according to the animal rights group.
He also recalled seeing a 'worker... taunting another worker by holding a bird by the legs and jerking her back and forth.'
Footage included in the video also showed employees manhandling multiple birds - striking, throwing and hanging them to death.
'Do you know what happened to your Butterball turkey before it was killed?' PETA wrote in the caption, without specifying that the content was filmed 18 years ago.
