by Common Dreams – Building Progressive Community

Video documentation of “sickening” animal cruelty has prompted the USDA to suspend operations at a California slaughterhouse, another revelation of the industrial food system’s cost to animal welfare and public health.

Video taken by an undercover worker from the DC-based animal advocacy organization Compassion Over Killing shows workers at the Central Valley Meat Co. (CVM) slaughterhouse in Hanford, Calif. repeatedly abusing cows, treatment the group says violates state and federal animal welfare requirements.

by John Robbins – Could Anyone Find This Animal Abuse Tolerable?

“More than 70% of Americans support undercover investigative efforts by animal welfare organizations to expose animal abuse on industrial farms. While the industry might call the investigators criminals, I would be more inclined to call them heroes.” – John Robbins