Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims has her detectives investigating reports of possible animal cruelty at Foster Farms, which has two processing plans in Fresno and is the largest poultry producer on the West Coast. The
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Local District Attorney Decides Not To Prosecute Over Latest Mercy for Animals Video
Workers at the Andrus Dairy near Birnamwood, WI who were captured on video kicking and punching cows won’t be prosecuted, according to Scott E. Niemi, assistant district attorney for Shawano-Menominee Counties. In a “Notice of…
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Mercy Goes After Big Cheese With Video Taken at NM Dairy
The Los Angeles-based Mercy for Animals has a knack for uncovering animal abuse, often in isolated places, that is the kind imposing enough stress and pain to also be a food safety concern and egregious…
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Idaho ‘Ag-Gag’ Bill Clears State Senate, Heads to House
UPDATE: After three and one-half hours of public hearing Thursday, Senate Bill 1337 was sent to the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives by the Agriculture Affairs Committee with a “do pass” recommendation. The…
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‘Interference with Agriculture’ Act on Fast Track in Idaho
After an easy 23-10 vote Friday in the state Senate, Idaho is halfway home to passing the nation’s seventh so-called “ag-gag” law. Action to send the “Interference with Agriculture” act to Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch”…
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Smithfield, Tyson Encouraging Transition Away From Gestation Crates
Major pork producers Smithfield Foods and Tyson Foods have both announced plans this week to develop animal welfare improvements within their facilities, including moving away from the practice of using sow gestation crates, small metal…
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Worker Fired, But Undercover Pig Farm Video Not Enough for Criminal Charges
A “food fight” over allegations of possible inhumane animal treatment broke out in Minneapolis on Tuesday. On one side is the pig-raising Rosewood Farms at Pipestone, MN, which just happens to be owned by Randy…
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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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Undercover Video Alleges Abuse at Butterball Farm
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 Animals to expose what it sees…
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Pork Industry Says Video Targets Use of Crates
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.
Iowa Select Farms, fourth largest pork…
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