Foods on Hamelin Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A bird was clearly
injured in one of the overloaded crates its blood was running down
the side of at least three crates below it. As with all poultry crates,
accessing the bird for legally required euthanasia, was not possible as
the crate was top-loaded and once stacked, completely inaccessible.
another trailer. According to federal transport regulations, this bird
should have been euthanized on the trailer when it was
noticed she had gone down. Instead, she was left to suffer and finally
Dunn-Rite Foods August 28, 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada (taken by report writer in Quebec, 2007). The only method of dealing with a downer bird is to
jab a pole with a metal hook into the crate to try to right the bird. This exacerbates the injured bird's
pain and does nothing to alleviate its suffering. Yet, federal transport regulations dictate that any
suffering or downer animals be, at a minimum, separated for their protection during transport, and
euthanized as soon as possible after discovery on the spot where they lay. These animals are not to
be manipulated as is currently being done with downer poultry.