Shuttered meat processing facility using downer cows was used by school lunch programs…none too comforting.
Rampant Animal Cruelty at California Slaughter Plant
January 30, 2008
Undercover investigation finds abuses at major beef supplier to America’s school lunch program
The Humane Society of the United States
Video evidence compiled by The Humane Society of the United States shows inhumane handling methods that may have endangered the health of children.
A shocking undercover investigation by The Humane Society of the United States reveals widespread mistreatment of “downed” dairy cows-those who are too sick or injured to walk-at a Southern California slaughter plant[..]In releasing footage from the investigation, The HSUS demands that the USDA move swiftly to tighten its confusing regulations on the slaughter of downed cattle. Downer cows must not be used for food-plain and simple.
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer told Congress yesterday that he would not endorse an outright ban on “downer” cows entering the food supply or back stiffer penalties for regulatory violations by meat-processing plants in the wake of the largest beef recall in the nation’s history.
Futures prices for April delivery of cattle on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell three cents, or about 2.5%, the maximum allowed by the exchange for one day, to $1.168 a pound.
But I just had to share what I found when I looked for “mad cow” under Google Images. I was totally unprepared!
http://www.google.com/search?c…
An earlier case was found in 2003, then:
Shuttered meat processing facility using downer cows was used by school lunch programs…none too comforting.
http://humanesociety.org/news/…
http://www.washingtonpost.com/…
More:
http://www.naturalnews.com/023…
Beef futures down yesterday, tumble:
http://online.wsj.com/article/…
http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbea…