PETA's big turkey abuse investigation that broke last month has taken a dramatic turn. The corporation responsible for the abuse (Avigen, Inc.) has fired what they claimed to be "all involved personnel." This is great news! Hopefully these guys can seek some counseling to deal with their violent perversions. Here's a few horrific highlights from the Avigen, Inc. investigation:

• Employees stomped on turkeys' heads, punched turkeys, hit them on the head with a can of spray paint and pliers, and struck turkeys' heads against metal scaffolding.
• Men shoved feces and feed into turkeys' mouths and held turkeys' heads under water. Another bragged about jamming a broom stick 2 feet down a turkey's throat.
  
• A supervisor said he saw workers kill 450 turkeys with 2-by-4s.
  
• One man said he saw a coworker fatally inject turkey semen and sulfuric acid into turkeys' heads.
  

Gearing up for Thanksgiving, turkey farmers in West Virginia are busy stomping on heads and twisting necks for the holiday rush. PETA today released video from an undercover investigation that shows workers crushing the heads of turkeys and twisting their necks to kill them for processing.

Watch more videos at PETA.org

The perpetrators, Aviagen, say they “condemn the abuse” and will punish those involved.

Something tells me these people cannot be taken at their word. Their website lists their company motto as "Innovation Lives On." I didn't realize that crushing the skull of a living being was considered innovative.

Be sure to send the workers at Aviagen some holiday cheer of your own by letting them know you saw what they did and you're not going to let it happen anymore (link).