Alarming Footage Exposes Dark Side of Fish Farming as US Pushes for Industrial-Style Production A shocking undercover video has emerged from a leading US fish farm, revealing disturbing evidence of cruel treatment and potentially inhumane conditions for thousands of salmon. The footage, which has sparked widespread outrage, is the latest concern to arise from the Trump administration's ambitious plans to "chickenify" fish, a move aimed at exponentially increasing seafood output in the US. Proponents of this approach argue that mass-producing fish on an industrial scale can help meet the growing demand for seafood, but critics warn that the environmental and animal welfare costs could be devastating. As the debate over fish farming's future rages on, the release of this incriminating video has raised critical questions about the true sustainability of this industrial-scale approach.
New undercover video appears to show cruel treatment of salmon at Cooke hatchery amid push for ‘chickenification’ of fishThe Trump administration is keen to do to fish what has been done to chickens – mass-produce them on an industrial scale to accelerate the US’s output of seafood.But this “chickenification” of fish may come at a hefty cost to the environment and to the fish themselves, as a new undercover video at one of the country’s leading fish farms has highlighted. Continue reading...
