Disturbing allegations about the conditions inside a Butterball turkey facility from 2006 resurfaced on social media in 2024.

An undercover investigation by PETA claimed to expose animal abuse inside a Butterball turkey plant, alleging that workers sexually assaulted the animals before they were slaughtered.

Butterball faces backlash after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) resurfaced a 20-year-old video on social media of employees allegedly sexually abusing turkeys, sparking online calls to boycott the brand.

Butterball told USA TODAY the video is from 2006 and also said there are no current Butterball turkey recalls.

The uproar unfolded after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists posted a decades-old clip online over the weekend that allegedly showed the company’s employees abusing

Rumors of a Butterball turkey recall have hit social media just before Thanksgiving. These come in the wake of an animal abuse video resurfacing describing and showing the inhumane treatment of turkeys in one of Butterball’s slaughterhouses.

Butterball has recalled over 14,000 pounds of ground turkey due to contamination with blue plastic. PETA has exposed serious abuse allegations at Butterball facilities. Stay informed.

Disturbing allegations about the conditions inside a Butterball turkey facility from 2006 resurfaced on social media in 2024.

This Thanksgiving Butterball is the one getting cooked. Scripps News reported, an old video of Butterball employees physically and sexually abusing live turkeys resurfaced last week -- courtesy of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.