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500,000 Pigs To Be Slaughtered After Hog Farm Shut Down

Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Chile, Slaughterhouse, Half Million Pigs, Freirina, Chile Slaughterhouse, Pigs, 500000 Pigs Slaughter, Food News

A half-million pigs in Chile will be killed after a slaughterhouse was forced to close. Residents of Freirina, Chile protested the slaughterhouse a...

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WATCH: Cow That Escaped Slaughterhouse Gets Adopted!

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Cow Escapes Slaughterhouse, Slaughterhouse, Cow Escapes, Video, Woodstock New York, Animal Rights, Paterson New Jersey, Mike Stura, New York News

The brave cow who managed to escape from the perils of a Paterson, New Jersey slaughterhouse has found sanctuary and received a heartwarming bovine fa...

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WATCH: Cow Escapes Paterson Slaughterhouse

Posted 04.11.2012

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A cow briefly escaped a Paterson, New Jersey slaughterhouse Tuesday night (not long enough to even start a Twitter account) and after a chase by local...

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Ag-Gag Bills Threaten Our Children, Our Freedom and Our Animals

Ed Sayres | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Factory Farms, Ag Gag Bill, First Amendment, Aspca, Animals, Legislation, Agriculture, Slaughterhouse, Impact News

It's ironic when you think about it. The individuals targeted by Ag-Gag laws are not the criminals who are beating or stabbing animals (as seen on some undercover videos).

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Slaughterhouse Workers File Class-Action Suit

AP | By ROXANA HEGEMAN | Posted 02.07.2012

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WICHITA, Kan. -- A federal judge has granted conditional class-action status to a lawsuit filed on behalf of an estimated 700 workers at a slaughterho...

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Supreme Court Halts CA's Humane Slaughterhouse Law

AP | TRACIE CONE and JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 03.24.2012

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FRESNO, Calif. — The Supreme Court on Monday overturned a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected ...

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Choosing And Killing Your Own Chicken

Daniel Klein | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Slaughterhouse, Daniel Klein, Madani Halal, Halal, Local Food, Perennial Plate, Humane Slaughterhouse, Halal Animal Slaughter, Humane Animal Slaughter, Killing Your Own Chickens, Choosing Your Own Chickens, Food News

A lot of crazy things happen beneath the surface of NYC. Case and point: A halal slaughterhouse down a backstreet in a random neighborhood in Queens.

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Supreme Court Likely To Overturn Law On Euthanizing Downed Livestock

AP | Posted 01.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to block a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspecte...

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Facebook Founder Faces Food

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Farm Animals, Factory Farming, Facebook, Animal Protection, Slaughterhouse, Animal Cruelty, Butchering, Ethical Meat, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg Meat, Green News

We owe Mark Zuckerberg some plaudits, not only for reminding people that eating meat involves the killing of animals, but also for recognizing that it's morally dubious to pass the "dirty work" off to a slaughter plant worker.

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New England To Expand Local Beef Slaughtering Capabilities

AP | By STEPHEN SINGER | Posted 08.03.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- With few slaughterhouses in New England equipped to process beef on a large scale, Paul Miller ships cattle from his dairy farm in ...

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The Good Slaughter: A Proud Meat Cutter Shows His Processing Floor

Liza de Guia | Posted 06.08.2011

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"My hope is that my children will have the same passion for this as I do..." Meet Larry Althiser, the owner and head meat cutter for Larry's Custom M...

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Building Artisan Slaughterhouses to Feed the Demand for Grass-fed Meat (Part 1)

Liza de Guia | Posted 06.08.2011

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Meet Chris Harmon, the Executive Director of CADE, The Center for Agricultural Development & Entrepreneurship in New York State. CADE is a non-profit ...

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Slaughterhouses Must Euthanize Downer Cows, USDA Says

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The U.S Department of Agriculture is telling slaughterhouse veterinary inspectors to ensure cattle are euthanized when they are to...

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In Memory of Dr. Dean Wyatt: A Courageous Voice Against Cruelty

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animal Agriculture, Slaughterhouse, Veterinarians, Humane Society of the United States, Whistleblowers, Farm Animals, Slaughter Plant, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, Usda, Meat Industry, Bushway Packing Inc., Green News

Most of us have had the fortunate experience of meeting individuals, at one point or another in our lives, who demonstrated integrity and commitment o...

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Relief for Abused Calves: Remembering An Investigation and Those Behind It

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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This Saturday, Oct. 30, it will be one year since The Humane Society of the United States' investigation into the Bushway calf slaughter plant shutter...

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Round Up and Slaughter Wyoming's Response to Too Many Horses

Paula B. Mays | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is the plan to stun the horses in the head and then slaughter them humane? Many in Wyoming believe that it is not.

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Cows Escape: Slaughterhouse-Bound Truck Overturns, Some Cows Flee

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Police say 12 cows being driven to the slaughterhouse made a break for freedom when the truck that was transporting them o...

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Did You Barbecue Pig or Pug This Fourth?

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slaughterhouse, Endangered Animals, Animal Cruelty, Vegetarian, Abuse, Animal Welfare, Animal Rights, Vegan, Women's Oppression, Animals, Cute Animals, Vegetarianism, Books News

What did you put on your grill this 4th of July? Pork ribs? Beef burgers? Farm-raised chickens? Or, domesticated dogs? No, not hot dogs? Dogs! The one...

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Food Inc.: What is the Food Industry Hiding?

Janice Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Health & Wellness, Farmers' Market, Michael Pollan, Escherichia Coli, Slaughterhouse, Janice Taylor, Cattle, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Food Industry, United States, US, New York City, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Eric Schlosser, Green News

Food, Inc. is a mind-blowing, stomach-twisting, eye-opening and ultimately heart-breaking film.

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Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

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Worker Abuse At Nation's Biggest Kosher Slaughterhouse Prompts Ethics Debate

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workers Rights, Kosher, Iowa, Slaughterhouse, Judaism, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Home News

NEW YORK — Very little goes unexamined in the kosher world. From meat and poultry to the coating on vegetables and the ingredients in mouthwash...

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Abusive Slaughterhouse Billed $67 Million For Recall

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meat Recall, Department of Agriculture, National School Lunch Program, Usda, Slaughterhouse, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co, Downer Cows, USDA Policy, Beef Recall, Beef Recall 2008, Business News

CHINO, Calif. — The federal government said Thursday it has billed a California slaughterhouse more than $67 million for expenses associated wit...

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Beef Industry Responds to Secret Video

AP | IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usda, Beef Recall, Forklifting Cows, Cow Abuse Video, Slaughterhouse, Meat Recall, Westland/Hallmark Meat Co, Cow Abuse, Business News

DENVER — Despite a secretly taped video showing workers at a Southern California slaughterhouse abusing sick or crippled animals, nearly all cat...

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CA Slaughterhouse Zaps Cows Too Weak To Stand

Washington Post | Rick Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Agriculture, Electric Shocks, Animal Welfare, Slaughterhouse, Humane Society, Animal Abuse, Cows, Cow Abuse, Business News

Video footage being released today shows workers at a California slaughterhouse delivering repeated electric shocks to cows too sick or weak to stand ...

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