Foster Farms Investigates 'Inappropriate' Behavior After Undercover Video

LOS ANGELES — Police are investigating poultry producer Foster Farms after an animal-rights group shot undercover video showing some chickens being slammed upside-down into metal shackles, punched and having their feathers pulled out while they were still alive.

The video, obtained by The Associated Press in advance of its release Wednesday, was shot by the Los Angeles-based Mercy for Animals, which advocates against eating meat. The group said the footage was shot between April and June at a Foster Farms slaughterhouse in Fresno and the company's nearby farms.

Tony Botti, a spokesman for the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, said the agency is investigating the allegations after receiving a complaint from Mercy for Animals.

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