Abused chickens, the shocking images from Report on the Aia supply chain farm

Published Apr 13, 2026

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Chickens hit with a shovel, irregular slaughters, inadequate sanitary conditions. These are the images recorded between December and January last year by a former employee of a farm in the Aia supply chain, collected by Essere Animali and broadcast by Report. Chickens hit with a shovel, irregular slaughters, inadequate sanitary conditions. These are the images recorded between December and January last year by a former employee of a farm in the Aia supply chain, collected by Essere Animali and broadcast by the investigation of Giulia Innocenzi for Report (Rai 3). The farm is located in the province of Verona and raises about 40,000 animals, while Gruppo Veronesi – of which Aia is a part – is the main Italian producer of chicken with an annual turnover of 4 billion (2023) and supplies virtually all the main Italian supermarkets for their private label chicken products, such as Coop, Conad, and Esselunga. The allegations: violence and critical management "The videos – explains Ea in ...

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