Three men working at the Quanah Cattle Company about 60 miles north of Denver were charged with animal cruelty on Friday by Weld County Sheriff John Cooke. If convicted, each man will be jailed for
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New Hampshire Bill: Too Short For an "Ag-Gag" Bill?
The “live free or die” state might require anyone recording livestock abuse to report it to law enforcement within 24 hours. Such prompt reporting is called for in a mere 7-line House Bill being heard…
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CA Lawmakers Ask USDA to Reopen Slaughterhouse Shut Down for Inhumane Treatment
As the slaughterhouse accused of egregious humane handling violations remains unable to process meat after the U.S. Department of Agriculture withdrew inspectors from the plant over the weekend, three Central California Republican congressman are urging…
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USDA Bought 21 Million Pounds of Beef Last Year from Slaughterhouse Now Closed for Animal Abuse
Purchases from Central Valley Meat Co. were worth nearly $50 million in 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture purchased 21.2 million pounds of beef last year from Central Valley Meat, the plant shut down this…
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USDA: No Evidence Downer Cows Entered Food Supply
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is continuing to investigate Central Valley Meat in Hanford, California after undercover video showed culled dairy cows being abused at the plant, but the agency said late Tuesday that there…
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USDA Shuts Down CA Beef Plant After Video Shows Inhumane Treatment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture withdrew inspectors from Central Valley Meat in Hanford, California on Sunday after an undercover video alleged egregious violations of federal humane slaughter laws. The USDA was given footage from Compassion…
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Cruelty Charges Brought Against California Auction Barn
The 73-year-old owner of Ontario Livestock Sales and 7 employees must appear in a California court July 20 to face a total of 21 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty stemming from an undercover investigation by…
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‘Show Me’ State Compromises on Ag-Gag
With the clock ticking down to adjournment today, the Missouri Senate pulled a surprise late Thursday by not bringing up the so-called “ag-gag” bill but instead passing an omnibus agriculture law with some changes in…
Missouri May Be Moving Forward With ‘Ag-Gag’
A Missouri Senate committee will hear and likely recommend approval of House Bill 1860, the so-called ag-gag bill the lower chamber already approved on a 124-29 vote.
If that happens, HB 1860 will get…
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Footage of Illegal Slaughterhouse Prompts Arrest
The owner of an illegal slaughter facility in Los Angeles County is behind bars after video footage showed him slitting the throats of two conscious animals before letting them bleed to death.
The clip, released…
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