On the morning of 3 February 2025, our Inspectors received an anonymous complaint alleging that chickens had been left without food for at least three days, possibly even five, resulting in the birds cannibalising each other and mortalities due to starvation. Upon inquiry to the farm, which is a contract grower, no conclusive evidence was provided as to when the birds were last fed, however, it was divulged that the farm received only half of the scheduled delivery of chicken feed. Read the full story here: https://nspca.co.za/nspca-forced-to-cull-thousands-of-chickens/ Support the NSPCA’s emergency response to this crisis: https://nspca.co.za/donate/