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  • May 2008

    • Horses Abandoned As Economy Fails Them

      newser  |  Time  |  May 31, 08 3:05 PM CDT

      Horses Abandoned As Economy Fails Them

      With feed and fuel prices rising, more US horses are being abandoned and left to die. “It's a growing problem," says Brent Glover, who runs a horse rescue ranch. "Basically, it's the economy.” Glover’s own hay costs have ballooned from $28,000 to $80,000 this year. Many of these horses would be slaughtered if killing them for consumption were still legal in America, Time reports. More »

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      horse  • slaughterhouses  • horse neglect

    • USDA to Ban 'Downer' Cattle

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 21, 08 2:49 AM CDT

      USDA to Ban 'Downer' Cattle

      The USDA plans to ban all so-called "downer" cattle from the food supply to safeguard consumers from illnesses such as mad cow disease. Such animals are too weak or injured to walk, which can often be an indication of illness. Disturbing video of workers in a California slaughterhouse using electric prods and a fork lift on cattle unable to stand, which prompted the move, triggered the largest beef recall in US history. More »

  • February 2008

    • Meat Safety at Risk, Warn Overwhelmed Inspectors

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 5:50 AM CST

      Meat Safety at Risk, Warn Overwhelmed Inspectors

      Government inspectors say staff shortages are making it impossible for them to do their jobs properly and that sick cows could be getting into the food supply, reports AP. With staffing levels so low, inspectors are forced to quickly scan hundreds of animals to spot signs of illness like drooping ears, while slaughterhouse workers who warn each other with walkie-talkies try to steer them away from problem areas. More »

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      meat  • cattle  • beef  • inspection  • slaughterhouses

    • Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Feb 20, 08 5:53 PM CST

      Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

      Don't fault slaughterhouse workers for this week's enormous beef recall, author and foodie Michael Pollan tells Newsweek —it's the system. Blinding-fast production lines that expect workers to slaughter up to seven cows per minute do not a safe or ethical steak make. "It's one of those episodes that peels back the curtain on how our food is prepared," Pollan says. More »

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      meat  • cows  • Humane Society  • slaughterhouses  • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co.  • Department of Agriculture  • farmers markets

    • Illness Linked to Pig Brains

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Feb 4, 08 9:41 AM CST

      Illness Linked to Pig Brains

      A dozen workers at a Minnesota slaughterhouse are showing symptoms of a new illness linked to inhaling bits of pig brains, the Washington Post reports. Symptoms include sensations of burning, numbness, and weakness in the arms and legs. All of the afflicted worked at or near the Austin packing house’s “head table,” where compressed air was used to remove pigs’ brains. More »

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      Minnesota  • immigrant  • illness  • pigs  • slaughterhouses  • Centers for Disease Control

  • January 2008

    • Video Shows Cattle Abuse at California Feedlot

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 30, 08 6:14 PM CST

      Video Shows Cattle Abuse at California Feedlot

      Cows are zapped with electricity, picked up with forklifts, and subjected to high-pressure jets of water up their noses in a video taken at a California slaughterhouse by an undercover investigator from the US Humane Society, the Washington Post reports. The video shows cattle workers using extreme, and illegal, measures to try to get sick or slow cows moving. More »

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      animal cruelty  • cattle  • slaughterhouses

    • Horses Shipped to Grisly Demise

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 11, 08 5:58 PM CST

      Horses Shipped to Grisly Demise

      A US ban on horse slaughter has had some gruesome unintended consequences, the New York Times reports. American horses are still sold for their meat, but they’re now shipped to Mexico or Canada, facing first a grueling transport, and then often a nastier death than they’d receive in better-regulated US slaughterhouses. “My worst nightmare has happened,” one veterinarian said. More »

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      horse  • slaughterhouses  • horse neglect

    • Harder Times Make for Hungry Horses

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 8, 08 12:42 PM CST

      Harder Times Make for Hungry Horses

      When the sun was shining on the economy, millions of Americans tried to make hay by buying horses and moving into backyard breeding. As things slow down, the animals are getting harder to sell and pricier to feed, making horse neglect and abandonment a big problem, the Wall Street Journal reports. Rescue centers are struggling to deal with starving horses. More »

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      US economy  • animal cruelty  • horse  • slaughterhouses  • horse neglect  • animal rescue groups  • abandonment

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