The latest undercover video from animal activist group Mercy for Animals has resulted with both McDonald’s and Tyson Foods cutting ties with the farm in question. A video taken at T&S Farm in Dukedom, Tenn. appears to show workers beating the birds with a pole with a spike attached to it, along with other instances of physical abuse.
The farm supplier chickens to Tyson Foods, reports USA Today, and Tyson processed those chickens into items for McDonald’s. Tyson’s spokesman Worth Sparkman said the company was investigating the video, but “based on what we currently know, we are terminating the farmer’s contract to grow chickens for us.”