Delton Williams Poultry Services Ltd. has been judged guilty of abusing turkeys it loaded at a farm near Ripley and taking them to slaughter in Mitchell.
A Canadiian Food Inspection Agency official saw a turkey that had a broken wing and femur, so issued a notice of violation of animal welfare standards.
Williams appealed to the Canadian Agricultural Appeal Tribunal where chair Emily Crocco listened to the evidence and ruled that the CFIA notice of violation was justified.
The evidence indicated the turkeys were agitated when they were directed into a loading machine and therefore likely to be injured,
