Activists said they had occupied a gas chamber at a pig processing facility, shutting down operations.
Seven people have been arrested after animal rights protesters got into a pig slaughterhouse, shutting down operations.
In response to the video, the RSPCA said it had launched an investigation and sent an assessor to the site.Mr Carbstrong had earlier said: "We have occupied the gas chamber at Cranswick today in order to bring attention to the horrifying reality of UK slaughterhouses. "Officers were called following reports of a number of protestors had gained entry to a food facility in Brandon Road, Watton at 6.07am," the spokesman added.
It describes its Watton site on its website as “our dedicated processing facility in Norfolk, producing fresh pork, sausages and added value meal solutions”.The protesters gained access to the site just after 6am this morning. They were there for just over five hours staging a protest.
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