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New Hampshire, Wyoming, and Nebraska are the latest states to introduce so-called Ag-Gag laws. Those laws make it illegal for activists and journalists to go undercover to expose animal abuse on factory farms. Last year, similar legislation passed in Missouri, Iowa, and Utah, joining North Dakota, Montana, and Kansas as the six states with such laws. … Read more
WITN reports that a district attorney in North Carolina will not bring charges of animal cruelty against Butterball employees who were secretly taped allegedly “stomping and kicking” turkeys. Mercy for Animals, who taped and released the video, called this decision troubling. The prosecutor, Ernie Lee, stated that he could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that … Read more
Food Poisoning Bulletin received a statement from Butterball regarding the new video that surfaced, allegedly showing more abuse of turkeys at their plant. It states: “Butterball is aware of the video released today by Mercy for Animals, and we take any allegations of animal mistreatment very seriously. As has been our long-standing policy, we have … Read more
Last year, an undercover video taped by Mercy for Animals allegedly found animal abuse and cruelty at a Butterball turkey facility. At that time, Butterball said it had a “zero tolerance policy for any mistreatment of our birds.” Now, another video has surfaced, detailing more alleged violence and cruelty to the birds. The video seems … Read more
Central Valley Meat, which was ordered to suspend operations for one week in August after a video showing animal cruelty at its slaughterhouse went viral, has been re-approved for participation in the school lunch program. While experts agree that there was animal cruelty at the slaughterhouse, inspectors from the U.S. Agriculture Department’s (USDA’s) Food Safety … Read more
One week after an undercover video prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to suspend operations at Central Valley Meat in Hanford, Calif., for what it described as “disturbing evidence of inhumane treatment of cattle,” the company says it is reopened for business. “Sunday afternoon, the USDA informed us that it has accepted our action plan … Read more
Three Republican legislators from California have written to the USDA, asking them to reopen Central Valley Meat Company, which was closed this week for egregious abuse of animals. The facility was closed after an undercover video shot by Compassion Over Killing showed downed animals being repeatedly shot with bolt guns and abused. The facility is … Read more
Records from the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service show that the government bought more than 21 million pounds of beef from Central Valley Meat last year. The farm was shut down this week for inhumane treatment of cows. The beef was used in federal nutrition programs such as the National School Lunch Program, community food banks, … Read more
The USDA is suspending Central Valley Meat (CVM) in Hanford, California after the nonprofit group Compassion Over Killing recorded an undercover video showing workers mistreating animals. The facility is immediately suspended and can no longer slaughter or process food, and government inspectors have been withdrawn. Their mark of inspection has been suspended. The video is … Read more
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and six other senators have introduced S. 3239, a bill that would codify regulations on hen treatment standards. The measure also sets standards for egg labeling. The states have their own standards for labeling, and these differences prevent some egg producers from selling their eggs in other areas. In January 2012, the … Read more