HANFORD, Calif. - Central Valley Meat says the USDA approved the company's reopening of its Hanford plant, following a temporary shuttering of the facility among animal cruelty and food safety allegations, the Associated Press reports.
About a week ago, the USDA suspended Central Valley Meat operations after an undercover video released by an animal welfare group showed cows that appeared to be sick or lame being beaten, kicked, shot and shocked in an attempt to get them to walk to slaughter. Three central California congressmen asked the federal government last week to reopen the slaughterhouse citing the region's high unemployment, the AP said.
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(via The Miami Herald)
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