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Where are the hotspots?

Announcement posted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Australia 06 Aug 2020

Dear Editor,
 
The latest Victorian COVID-19 key outbreak data lists twelve hotspots, of which six are in the business of killing animals for meat. These six companies account for over two thirds of the total cases in these hotspots.
 
Are we getting the message yet? The high-speed killing of terrified animals for their flesh is toxic – in more ways than one.
 
Desmond Bellamy
Special Projects Coordinator
PETA Australia
1a Henderson St
Northcote VIC 3070
0411 577 416
DesmondB@PETA.org.au
 
CASES IN KEY OUTBREAKS - 6 August 2020    
     
Organisation Cases Percentage
Bertocchi Smallgoods 196  
Somerville Retail Services 164  
JBS 122  
Australian Lamb Co 83  
Golden Farms Poultry 31  
Ingham's 29  
TOTAL MEAT CORPORATIONS 625 67.4%
     
Melbourne Health  89  
Woolworths Distribution 59  
Linfox 44  
Nino Early Learning 43  
Catholic Regional College 37  
Respite Services 30  
TOTAL NON-MEAT 302 32.6%
     
GRAND TOTAL 927