Protestors outside of Hatfield Quality Meats.
A small group of protesters took time from their holiday weekend to bring awareness to perceived animal suffering in Hatfield Sunday.
The group stood in the intersection of Clemens Court and Fairgrounds Road, outside of the Hatfield Quality Meats processing plant. The group waved signs, passed out literature and offered water to livestock in trucks going into the plant.
“It's about showing the slightest compassion, bearing witness to their suffering and offering even a small relief,” said one protestor, who identified herself as Crystal F. “We want to bring awareness, give animals compassion and see them as beings. We want people to see them as they are—sentient beings that are suffering.”
As the group stood across from the plant, the unrelenting sun beat down on them. Passing cars offered honks of support, screams of contempt or quiet indifference. No matter the response from passing motorists, the group continued the vigil with the same attitude.
Keith Stahler, director of communications for Clemens Food Group, which owns the Hatfield plant, provided North Penn Now with the following statement in response to the protest.
“Ensuring the health and well-being of the hogs we raise for food is our ethical obligation. As such, we take a serious, proactive and comprehensive approach to animal care. Excellence in both food safety and food quality are essential to what we do, and we strive to be a trusted provider of safe, wholesome, high quality pork products for our customers.”
The group plans on continuing the protests in the coming months, with hopes of increasing the turn out with support from other chapters.
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