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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
Utah this week became the second state to impose criminal sanctions against anyone taking photos or making videos inside factory farms without permission.
Coming less than a month after Iowa
A hidden-camera video so graphic it prompted North Carolina officials to raid a Butterball turkey farm Thursday is the latest undercover effort by the vegan/animal rights group Mercy for
For many good food advocates, the end of a legislative session often means disappointment that their bills to help fix our broken food system did not pass. But in some
A two-minute undercover video targeting Iowa Select Farms in Kamrar, IA and the retail outlets it supplies with pork products got some serious reaction after it was released Wednesday.
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