New COK Investigation Leads to Criminal Charges of Animal Cruelty

Photo Gallery: Death

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A dead hen trapped under the feeding rail.		This hen’s beak got caught on a wire hook near the water dispenser.		Her head is stuck in the wires at the top of the cage.
Dead birds are often left in cages with live hens.		This dead hen was found with a reddish discharge coming from her mouth.		Another dead bird whose beak is caught on a wire hook.
Live birds are often forced to live amongst their dead cage-mates.		Dead hens are collected in shopping carts every day.		A pile of dead hens at the end of the aisle.

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