Tuesday, August 21, 2012

‘Sickening’ Treatment Of Animals Prompts USDA Shutdown Of Slaughterhouse

‘Sickening’ Treatment Of Animals Prompts USDA Shutdown Of Slaughterhouse: The USDA has closed the slaughterhouse at Central Valley Meat Corporation in Fresno, California after evidence surfaced showing inhumane and illegal treatment of animals on the killing floor. A video distributed by the animal advocacy group Compassion Over Killing depicted utterly horrific treatment of animals that — aside from the obvious problems with the casual [...]/p