RAEFORD, N.C. (AP) — A former employee of a Butterball plant in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty after he was seen on videotape abusing turkeys.
Brian Douglas was one of several people shown stomping, kicking and bashing live birds at the Shannon Butterball Farm in Hoke County last year. Six other workers were also charged in the case.
Douglas entered his plea Tuesday. He will serve 30 days in jail, followed by six months of probation and 36 months of supervised probation. He was also ordered to pay $550 in fines and to provide a DNA sample to the state.
A state agriculture official who tipped off the company about the cruelty case pleaded guilty in February to obstruction of justice.
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings. Advocates approach the issue from different philosophical positions, ranging from the protectionist side of the movement, presented by philosopher Peter Singer—with a utilitarian focus on suffering and consequences, rather than on the concept of rights—to the abolitionist side, represented by law professor Gary Francione, who argues that animals need only one right: the right not to be property. Despite the different approaches, advocates broadly agree that animals should be viewed as non-human persons and members of the moral community, and should not be used as food, clothing, research subjects, or entertainment...WIKI
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