{
  "id": 17536203,
  "title": "Dead chicken scandal: Owner ignored repeated warnings, plant could process 40,000 birds daily",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/dead-chicken-scandal-owner-ignored-repeated-warnings-plant-could",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T04:43:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1568161/dead-chicken-scandal-owner-ignored-repeated-warnings-plant-could"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Last Friday, police raided a processing plant accused of slaughtering dead chickens for the Klang Valley market. The factory, owned by a man in his 30s, was capable of processing about 40,000 birds daily, according to internal security officials. Despite having only undocumented migrant workers without animal slaughter certification, the factory operated for around ten years, and Islamic Development Department warnings were ignored. The factory allegedly processed chicken slaughtering and processing activities that did not meet halal requirements, using electric stunning causing death before slaughtering. Some chickens died from electric stunning and were still sold as usual. Slaughtering methods are crucial in determining halal status. The factory supplied raw chicken to various locations in Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Damansara, Puchong, Cheras, and Bangi. Authorities seized over 6.5 tonnes of suspected halal-certification-breach processed chicken from a warehouse in Puchong, worth an estimated RM85,400. Twelve Bangladeshi and Pakistani men involved in the activities were detained during the raid.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The processing plant raided by police last Friday for allegedly slaughtering dead chickens for the Klang Valley market is believed to have been capable of processing about 40,000 birds a day.",
  "key_points": [
    "Police raid processing plant for slaughtering dead chickens.",
    "Factory owned by man in his 30s, processed 40,000 birds daily.",
    "Islamic Development Department warnings ignored for ten years."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The alleged disregard for religious standards and official warnings highlights how large-scale processing operations can bypass critical halal certification requirements to serve major consumer markets.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}