Earlier today, The Humane Society of the United States released a disturbing undercover investigation into Hillandale Farms, an egg farm in Maine owned by notorious animal abuser Jack DeCoster.





The shocking footage reveals hens stuffed into cages so small the birds can’t even spread their wings, chickens trapped and mangled in cage wire, birds suffering from untreated injuries, and hens forced to share their cages with dead — and even mummified — birds.





See for yourself:









Formerly known as Quality Egg of New England, this facility was the subject of a 2009 MFA undercover investigation that resulted in a raid by state police on grounds of animal cruelty and the conviction of DeCoster on 10 counts of animal cruelty. DeCoster was ordered to pay more than $130,000 in fines and restitution.





MFA's undercover video exposed hens suffocating in trash cans, chickens kicked into manure pits to drown in feces, and workers whipping birds around by their heads in cruel attempts to break their necks.





We can all take a stand for animals needlessly abused on modern farms by choosing compassionate plant-based foods every time we sit down to eat.





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(Photo by The Humane Society of the United States)