{"id":6736,"date":"2024-12-18T13:56:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/?p=6736"},"modified":"2026-03-03T06:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T10:11:01","slug":"investigation-turkey-farms-in-the-monteregie-and-lanaudiere-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/investigation-turkey-farms-in-the-monteregie-and-lanaudiere-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation &#8211; Turkey farms in the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie and Lanaudi\u00e8re regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6736\" class=\"elementor elementor-6736 elementor-6655\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c0039 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61c0039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b7a31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2b7a31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1159e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a1159e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investigation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614542d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"614542d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whistleblowers reveal suffering and death at Quebec turkey farms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d275f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d275f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Published by <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/about-us\/\">the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BESA team<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">December 18, 2024<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e084c8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8e084c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f84ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8f84ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab2182 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ab2182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"fadeInLeft\",\"_animation_delay\":0}' data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#video-documentaire\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch the video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984df73 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"984df73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"fadeInDown\",\"_animation_delay\":700,\"_animation_mobile\":\"fadeInLeft\"}' data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/petition-all-animals-must-be-protected-by-law-in-quebec\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Act for them<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99544dc elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"99544dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"_animation\":\"fadeInRight\",\"_animation_delay\":500,\"_animation_mobile\":\"fadeInLeft\"}' data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/donation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-heart\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac85056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac85056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f3ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2f3ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #002820; line-height: 1.5em;\"><b>Behind the pretty colors of our packaging lies a most disturbing truth: turkeys raised in Quebec are often crammed by the thousands inside gigantic farms. The result? A system made for profit where the individual needs of each animal cannot be respected, and where they too often experience horror, agony, and death.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767cae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767cae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">Our investigation shows images captured in two turkey farms in Mont&eacute;r&eacute;gie and Lanaudi&egrave;re, taken by whistleblowers. These images are so abominable that one can barely look at them. They present the many problems that turkeys too often experience in Quebec, unfortunately typical of factory farming:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">Many birds suffer from injuries, infections, and open wounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">Many birds exhibit stereotypical behaviors such as feather pecking or cannibalism, which are the result of stress from captivity, lack of stimulation, and frustration.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">Dead birds in an advanced state of decomposition are often found.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">A turkey is repeatedly hit with a stick to kill it, then left for dead while still moving.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">Hard floors and unsanitary litter cause leg injuries and ulcers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n\t<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 1.5em; color: #002820;\">Turkeys suffer from deformities and chronic pain due to the artificial selection they have undergone to grow faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c711cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c711cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47eeabd e-con-full e-grid elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47eeabd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"animation\":\"fadeIn\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4de46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e4de46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_2433_edited-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_2433_edited-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_2433_edited-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_2433_edited-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_2433_edited-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_2433_edited-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bacda00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bacda00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2abee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe2abee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help us to help them !<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7931c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d7931c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #002820;\">Even today, not all animals in Quebec are adequately protected by law. Currently, their rights do not depend on their sensitivity or intelligence, but on the industry that exploits them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #002820;\"><strong>Sign the petition to have their rights recognized!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498390b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"498390b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704c6e5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"704c6e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/petition-all-animals-must-be-protected-by-law-in-quebec\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I will sign for the animals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58b59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c58b59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f0713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25f0713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"video-documentaire\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See the images<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120436f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"120436f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9449119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9449119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"video_type\":\"vimeo\"}' data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1040477354?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe602fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fe602fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a064ce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a064ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #002820; line-height: 1.5em;\">Unfortunately, these problems are not new; for decades, the livestock industries have sought to increase profits at the expense of animals in Quebec, and have responded to demand by continuously expanding farms. According to <strong><a style=\"color: #002820;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leseleveursdedindonducanada.ca\/media\/nuvj31if\/turkey-factbook-74-to-23.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #549e90;\">industry figures<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, the number of turkeys raised in Quebec increased from approximately 6 million in 1974 to almost 9 million in 2023. Over the same period, the number of farms decreased by about 15%. But the codes of practice written to regulate these large farms, authorize their densities and practices, were then written&hellip; by the industry, in blatant conflict of interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #002820; line-height: 1.5em;\">The result: sordid buildings where animals, with no contact with the outside, are crammed by the thousands to live miserable lives before being sent to the slaughterhouse. Employees forced to masturbate turkeys so that reproduction happens faster and more reliably, and subjected to increasingly intense rates. Consumers who are shamelessly lied to every day through marketing campaigns totally disconnected from reality. <strong>Everyone loses, but the horror only accelerates.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b90aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b90aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ded61 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63ded61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabd040 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aabd040\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"animation\":\"fadeIn\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146d06d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"146d06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Injuries and infections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e42ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e42ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5485-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5485-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5485-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5485-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5485-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5485-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c3db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6c3db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Many birds suffer from wounds, infections and untreated open sores.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df16ca2 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df16ca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"animation\":\"fadeIn\",\"animation_delay\":700}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8afcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf8afcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aggression and cannibalism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3688581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3688581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5434-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5434-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5434-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5434-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5434-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5434-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4fe5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f4fe5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Repetitive behavior and pecking result from the stress of captivity and the lack of stimulation in a crowded, monotonous environment. Some animals cannibalize themselves.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd12d8b e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd12d8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"animation\":\"fadeIn\",\"animation_delay\":1200}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b36394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b36394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living among corpses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a776f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a776f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5060-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5060-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5060-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5060-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5060-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_5060-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a836ce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a836ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turkeys cohabit with decomposing dead birds.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25aae1 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e25aae1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"animation\":\"fadeIn\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432e0cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"432e0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Left to die<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3a461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca3a461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DindonAgonieGourdin-1024x658.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DindonAgonieGourdin-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DindonAgonieGourdin-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DindonAgonieGourdin-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DindonAgonieGourdin-1536x987.png 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DindonAgonieGourdin.png 1757w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88cd65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f88cd65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A turkey is struck repeatedly with a stick to kill them and is then left for dead while still moving.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329c74b e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"329c74b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"animation\":\"fadeIn\",\"animation_delay\":700}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a861516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a861516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deformations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94c753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d94c753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DeformationDindon-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DeformationDindon-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DeformationDindon-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DeformationDindon-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DeformationDindon-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DeformationDindon-2048x1149.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de312c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de312c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turkeys suffer from health problems due to artificial selection for rapid growth.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef5589 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aef5589\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"animation\":\"fadeIn\",\"animation_delay\":1200}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d3637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17d3637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stressful handling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9da13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae9da13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MasturbationDindon-1024x573.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MasturbationDindon-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MasturbationDindon-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MasturbationDindon-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MasturbationDindon-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MasturbationDindon-2048x1145.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627beef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"627beef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Turkeys no longer reproduce naturally, so employees have to masturbate males and then inseminate the females.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482122b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"482122b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8521f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8521f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c794e07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c794e07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734d929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"734d929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcc110 e-con-full e-grid elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fcc110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"animation\":\"fadeIn\"}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9716b99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9716b99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d52a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2d52a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You want to do more?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af8f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af8f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\">Whether it&rsquo;s by reducing your consumption of animal products, or by using your passion and talents to defend their rights, there are many ways to help animals in Quebec.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: roboto, geneva, sans-serif; color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Discover the best ways to act simply, and at your own pace, for animals!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df791bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df791bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388dd69 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"388dd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/take-action\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-fist-raised\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I will act for them<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3dfc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f3dfc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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