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NEWS ABOUT: poultry

poultry stories: 12 news summaries

 Rights Group Films 
 Workers Grinding 
 Chicks Alive 

Animal rights group uncovers disgusting practices at Iowa egg hatchery

Sep 1, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(AP) - An undercover video shot by an animal rights group at an Iowa egg hatchery shows workers discarding unwanted male chicks by tossing them live into a grinder, and other chicks falling through a sorting machine to die on the factory floor. Chicago-based Mercy for Animals said it shot the video... More »

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Iowa • euthanasia • animal rights • egg • killings • poultry • chicken • factory farm • animal abuse

Eating Red Meat Daily
Raises Death Risk: Study

Experts say cutting red meat consumption could save many lives

Mar 24, 09 3:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Daily consumption of red meat has been linked to higher mortality rates in the most comprehensive study on the subject ever made, the Washington Post reports. Researchers studied more than 500,000 middle-aged and elderly Americans and found that those who consumed 4 ounces of red meat a day were... More »

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cancer • heart disease • beef • meat • diet • fish • red meat • poultry • pork • meat consumption

 Buy Smaller Eggs, 
 Ease Hens' Pain: Farmer 

Free range producer says hens hurt when they lay large eggs

Mar 11, 09 4:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Free range, cage free, organic. Add one more to think about when you’re grocery-shopping: Medium eggs cause hens less pain when laid, a British farmer tells the Times. “It takes more out of hens to lay large eggs,” he said. “It would be kinder to eat... More »

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farming • eggs • animal rights • poultry • chicken • animal

PETA Protests McCruel Chicken Slaughter

Group boycotts fast
food chains that
use shocked poultry

Feb 16, 09 2:15 AM CST
(Newser) - After years of KFC boycotts, PETA will once again picket McDonald's in a bid to trigger a change in the way chickens are slaughtered in the US. American farms usually shock chickens before beheading them, a method the animal rights group calls inhumane. PETA prefers the European method, which involves... More »

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McDonald's • animal rights • PETA • KFC • poultry • chicken

 Farmers Plucked by 
 Chicken Slump 

Foreclosures loom as chicken company cuts contracts

Feb 12, 09 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Hundreds of poultry farmers face foreclosures on their pricey chicken houses after poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride dropped their contracts. Some are suing in return, claiming the company encouraged them to take on hefty mortgages and vowed to keep their grandkids in business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Most farmers own... More »

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foreclosure • recession • farmer • poultry • chicken • financial crisis • Pilgrim's Pride • recession depression

(Newser) - The CDC is investigating another salmonella outbreak. About 400 people in 42 states have gotten sick over the past three months, but investigators still don't know the source, Reuters reports. The usual culprits for this particular strain are cheese and undercooked poultry and eggs. Of those sickened, about 70 had... More »

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food poisoning • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • eggs • cheese • salmonella • poultry

PETA Video Shows W.Va. Workers Abusing Turkeys

Animal-rights org files criminal complaint; W.Va. company vows to punish workers

Nov 19, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Just ahead of Thanksgiving, workers at a West Virginia farm are shown stomping turkeys and twisting their necks to kill them in an undercover video released by PETA, AP reports. The employee who filmed the stomach-turning scenes says the birds are kept in overcrowded barns and that employees brag about... More »

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farms • animal cruelty • animal rights • PETA • West Virginia • Thanksgiving • poultry • Aviagen • Pilgrim's Pride

Animal Rights Lover Goes for the Throat

But Humane Society prez pushes a savvy, mainstream message

Oct 26, 08 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Humane Society has turned into an aggressive political player with a mainstream message, the New York Times reports. The group's head, Wayne Pacelle, just shut down a $100 million slaughterhouse in Chino, Calif., and is pushing for a ballot measure that would require a certain amount of room for... More »

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meat • animal cruelty • eggs • animal rights • Humane Society • poultry • meat and poultry

 Organic Meat
 Is Climate Culprit 

Livestock raised indoors is better for environment, reports say

May 8, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - The gas production, need for space, and food requirements required by organic and free-range livestock hurt the environment more than their traditional counterparts, the BBC reports. Organic poultry can heat the earth some 45% more than indoor poultry, one group said; and a UN division found that farm animals heat... More »

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organic food • carbon footprint • livestock • beef • methane • dairy • deforestation • poultry • animal • pork

 S. Korea Culls
 3M Birds in Flu Fight 

Nation on alert as troops sent in to slaughter poultry

Apr 17, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Korea has sent in soldiers to kill and bury birds as bird flu spreads rapidly throughout the country, Reuters reports. More than 3 million farm birds have been culled so far, but fresh cases continue to be reported and the disease is heading for the capital. The entire country... More »

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South Korea • avian flu • outbreak • H5N1 • poultry • cull

USDA Yanks Tyson's Coveted ‘No Antibiotics' Tag

USDA reverses on consumer-friendly label, hurting poultry producer

Nov 20, 07 6:34 PM CST
(Newser) - The USDA has revoked permission for Tyson to label its chicken “raised without antibiotics,” a major blow to a company that has spent tens of millions trumpeting the tag it won in May. The government says it erred in granting the label, because Tyson’s poultry feed contains... More »

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Tyson Foods • antibiotics • USDA • label • poultry • ionophores

To Save the Earth, Gobble Chicken

Beef production worst, but vegetarian diet isn't eco-friendliest

Oct 22, 07 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to environmentally friendly eating habits, a vegetarian diet isn't necessarily the answer. PETA would have us believe that meat consumption is the single biggest cause of global warming, but the group is misinformed, Salon says—fossil fuels are to blame. To chow down ethically, steer clear of... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • livestock • PETA • vegetarianism • poultry • pork

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