By The Canadian Press

Animal Rights

Protest held over alleged cruelty at turkey farm in Southern Alberta

Sep 3, 2019 | 6:52 AM

NOBELFORD, Alta. – Dozens of activists from Western Canada came to a turkey farm in southern Alberta to protest what they call the inhumane treatment of the animals.

The group of about 60 people went Monday to the Jumbo Valley Hutterite turkey farm in the town of Nobleford — about 185 kilometres southeast of Calgary.

Activist Trev Miller says in an emailed statement that about four-thousand birds are kept in barns for 14 weeks, which due to extreme crowding means very poor air quality and pest infestations.

Constable Ben Stubbe says the RCMP was called in Monday morning to keep the peace.

Stubbe adds that the farmer said he had nothing to hide and allowed the protesters to tour a barn with the officers.

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A few turkeys were also taken to an animal sanctuary.

The manager of Jumbo Valley Colony, the operation’s owner, says they are fully regulated and follow all animal welfare and food safety standards.

Premier Jason Kennedy weighed in on the protest, calling it unacceptable.

He says farmers shouldn’t have to worry about people entering their work, interfering with their lives or threatening the health of their animals.