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Mass starvation of chickens at state-backed South African farm sparks uproar
Some 350,000 birds at Daybreak Farms sites in Mpumalanga, an hour east of Johannesburg, were left starving after the company ...
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South Africa’s Daybreak Foods faces cruelty charges
South African poultry producer Daybreak Foods faces high court orders and NSPCA charges over severe animal welfare violations ...
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One of South Africa’s most important food producers collapsing in front of everyone’s eyes
One of South Africa’s largest integrated poultry producers, Daybreak Foods, is collapsing due to significant financial ...
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NSPCA uncovers cannibalism and mass starvation at government-funded Daybreak poultry farms
The NSPCA has described shocking scenes at Daybreak chicken broiler farms as food runs out. Thousands of birds die or have to be euthanised – and it’s ongoing.
Thousands of chickens euthanized in South Africa after they were left starving and eating each other
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Judgment reserved in NSPCA versus Daybreak Farms animal cruelty case
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg became the focal point for an urgent and distressing animal welfare matter on Tuesday, ...
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Over 350 000 chickens culled as state-owned farm faces financial crisis
Financial woes at a state-funded, black-owned farm have resulted in the starvation and culling of thousands of broilers.