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NEWS ABOUT: slaughterhouse

slaughterhouse stories: 13 news summaries
INVESTIGATION

 Ground Beef Rife 
 With E. Coli Risk 

NYT investigation shows industry practices that leave lots to be desired

Oct 4, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A nausea-inducing feature in the New York Times tells you more than you wanted to know about what's actually in commercially produced hamburger, and why it's especially vulnerable, despite FDA regulation and several fatal outbreaks in recent years, to E. coli contamination. The Times follows the case of a 22-year-old... More »

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food • E. coli • food contamination • beef • USDA • ground beef • slaughterhouse • hamburger

(Newser) - All US horse slaughterhouses have closed, but horse slaughter remains a big business. Thousands are shipped to Mexico and Canada, with sometimes-grisly results. “The treatment of these animals is absolutely unspeakable,” said one Mexico City veterinarian tells Salon. Now, Congress is considering a bill to ban both slaughter... More »

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Congress • Mexico • horse • horse neglect • slaughterhouse • slaughter

Cow Cheats Death in NYC Slaughterhouse Breakout

Heifer hotfoots it through New York City streets after bolting from butchers

May 7, 09 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 350-pound heifer made a successful run for its life from a New York City slaughterhouse yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. The fugitive was chased by cops—and a butcher—through city streets for an hour before it was cornered and forced into a police horse trailer. City... More »

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New York City • cows • slaughterhouse • butcher

GLOSSIES

 Wagyu: 'the Hummer of Beef'

Esquire taste tests extravagant $130-per-pound meat

Aug 25, 08 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wagyu beef, a Japanese tradition catching on in the US, uses cows “bred so that fat corrupts the striations of every muscle,” Tom Junod writes in Esquire. After sampling some at $130 per pound, Junod ponders how Americans can be attracted to such excess. Despite America's ecological awakening,... More »

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Japan • beef • delicacy • slaughterhouse • Esquire • opinion • Wagyu beef

 Horses Abandoned
 As Economy
 Fails Them 

Rising grain prices, abattoir laws doom the animals

May 31, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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horse • horse neglect • slaughterhouse

 USDA to Ban 'Downer' Cattle 

Bid to boost confidence in beef

May 21, 08 2:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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USDA • Humane Society • mad cow disease • Chino slaughterhouse • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • slaughterhouse • beef industry • Ed Schafer • bovine spongiform encephalopathy • knock box • American Meat Institute • downer cattle

Meat Safety at Risk, Warn Overwhelmed Inspectors

Sick cows are slipping by and workers are fooling inspectors

Feb 22, 08 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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cattle • beef • meat • inspection • slaughterhouse

Picky Eater Decodes the Beef Scare

What goes into a 99¢ burger can
be pretty unpleasant, author Pollan says

Feb 20, 08 5:53 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

USDA Recalls 143M Lbs of Beef

SoCal slaughterhouse involved under investigation for animal cruelty

Feb 17, 08 3:27 PM CST
(Newser) - The USDA today issued its biggest recall ever, recalling 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a slaughterhouse in Southern California that is currently being investigated for animal cruelty. The recall affects meat dating to Feb. 1 that originated in Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. The company distributes beef to major fast-food... More »

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Southern California • animal cruelty • USDA • beef recall • Edward Schafer • federal school lunch program • Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. • slaughterhouse

Illness Linked to Pig Brains

Slaughterhouse workers report burning, numbness, weakness in limbs

Feb 4, 08 9:41 AM CST
(Newser) - 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’... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • illness • Minnesota • immigrant • pig • slaughterhouse

Video Shows Cattle Abuse
at California Feedlot

Electric shock, other illegal methods, used on sick cows

Jan 30, 08 6:14 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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cattle • animal cruelty • slaughterhouse

Horses Shipped to Grisly Demise

Banning slaughter in US has unintended consequences across borders

Jan 11, 08 5:58 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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horse • horse neglect • slaughterhouse

Harder Times Make for
Hungry Horses

Collapse in equine market leads to rise
in neglect of animals

Jan 8, 08 12:42 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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