West Virginia Farm Bureau believes the inhumane treatment of any animal is unacceptable. We condemn the actions of workers at the Aviagen facilities as depicted in the video recently released by PETA. We urge officials at Aviagen to take swift action to assure that such behavior by its employees never happens again.

American farmers and ranchers care about the health and welfare of their animals. Healthy animals mean healthy food for the public and for farm families. In response to concerns about the treatment of animals, the American Farm Bureau Federation has created ConversationsOnCare.com, to show why healthy animals are important to everyone.