Nearly 1 million chickens and turkeys are unintentionally boiled alive each year in U.S. slaughterhouses, often because fast-moving lines fail to kill the birds before they are dropped into scalding water, U.S. Department of Agriculture records show.
USDA Plan To Speed Up Poultry-Processing Lines Could Increase Risk Of Bird Abuse - The Washington Post
New USDA Plan Could Increase Horrific Bird Abuse