{
  "id": 17388530,
  "title": "Puchong poultry plant electrocuted chickens to death, says Mais",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/puchong-poultry-plant-electrocuted-chickens-to-death-says-mais-17388530",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T09:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/31/puchong-poultry-plant-electrocuted-chickens-to-death-says-mais"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A poultry processing plant in Puchong, Malaysia, was discovered to have electrocuted live chickens during the processing, according to the Selangor Islamic religious council, Mais. The investigation revealed that the plant used electric water baths with excessive voltage to stun the birds before slaughter, effectively turning them into carcasses instead of live chickens as required by Islamic teachings. Mais chairman Salehuddin Saidin emphasized the irresponsibility of the act and stated that firm action would be taken against the company, which has been operating for over 20 years. The plant, owned by a Muslim, supplied processed chicken to Muslim-owned restaurants. Following the raid, authorities ordered the plant to close for two weeks for further investigation, and urged all eatery operators using the firm's chickens to cease immediately. The multi-agency operation resulted in the arrest of 12 foreign workers and the seizure of over 6.5 tonnes of raw chicken. The chickens were believed to have been sourced from poultry farms in the Sepang area and had been distributed to restaurants, grocery shops, and supermarkets across the Klang Valley.",
  "summary": "Religious council says the slaughterhouse is Muslim-owned but not halal-certified, and supplies processed chicken to restaurants also owned by Muslims.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}