Hillside Farm Animal Investigations - Exposing Simply Halal...

Over the years, many of our supporters have requested that we make public the plight of cows, sheep and lambs who are cruelly slaughtered in non stun abattoirs.

In 2016, after we were tipped off that officials had often been called in to the premises of the non-stun slaughterhouse at ‘Simply Halal’ in the heart of Norfolk, we decided to launch our own investigation to find out what was happening there.

We placed hidden cameras which recorded eight days of barbaric slaughter of defenceless animals. After viewing our footage, which showed shocking treatment of sheep and cows, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) suspended operations at the slaughterhouse, along with their own vet and meat hygiene inspector.

We very much hope our evidence will lead to a successful prosecution. We are still awaiting the outcome.

Anthony Bagshaw Prosecuted

Following a separate investigation at Bagshaw and Sons Slaughterhouse in Leek, Anthony Bagshaw was sentenced to a custodial term of 10 months in prison and was banned from keeping, owning, transporting or delivering farm animals for 15 years.

Over the last 20 years Hillside's Farm Animal Investigations have exposed a great many cases of animal cruelty and neglect right across the country. To our great disappointment, much of these have not been treated seriously by the Authorities. We are pleased that an appropriate sentence was handed down to Bagshaw and we hope this will go some way to discouraging others who may be involved in animal cruelty.

Had Hillside's FarmAnimal Investigation team not been able to obtain the harrowing evidence of barbaric cruelty happening behind the closed doors of this 'High Class' family slaughterhouse,it would still be going on right now. We hope the FSA will rise to the challenge of their role,which is so vital in protecting farm animals from the dreadful abuse that is all too common in the farming industry.