Francisco Mitchell Lebron-Cruz is one of 12 former workers at seven Plainville Farms locations in Pennsylvania charged as a ...

A 2021 PETA investigation launched a criminal case that showed Plainville Farms workers "kicked, stomped and beat turkeys," ...

Cruz, who was convicted on abuse charges in one Pennsylvania county, is convicted again for charges in another county.

Five more former Plainville Farms employees have pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals in connection ... and other meat companies should be on high alert,” PETA Vice President of Evidence ...

Plainville Farms officials said they supported criminal charges against former employees for the abuse, ... the 12 men faced 141 separate charges of cruelty to animals after a PETA undercover ...

PETA is calling on the grocery store chain to acknowledge a video involving its turkey supplier, Plainville Farms. It appears to show farm workers stomping, kicking, and punching turkeys.

The AP reported the charged workers were responsible for capturing and crating the turkeys destined for slaughter, but PETA filed a complaint alleging abuse from someone undercover at Plainville ...

The 11 people – hired by Plainville Farms to capture and crate turkeys – “kicked, stomped and beat turkeys” at farms in Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Perry and Union counties ...

He received probation and cannot have a job that involves caring for animals.In 2022, Pennsylvania State Police charged 12 former Plainville Farms workers with 141 counts of cruelty to animals.

Jun. 16—Two of 12 former employees accused of inhumane treatment of turkeys at seven farms across central and southeastern Pennsylvania, including Union County, pleaded guilty to cruelty to ...

In 2021, a PETA investigation into Plainville Farms “also documented workers simulating sex acts on turkeys.” Eleven employees were charged with animal cruelty as a result of the investigation, which ...

Eleven people working for one of the nation’s leading turkey producers have been charged with animal cruelty in Pennsylvania after state police said they were caught on video kicking, stomping ...