…Chicken Council asked for an elimination of the cap, which the USDA denied. The USDA did state, however, that it would consider individual waivers. But the law only allows waivers…
USDA: Fine Superior Farms for Botched Animal Handling at Slaughterhouse
…moved to pen a letter to the USDA requesting that the agency fine Superior Farms for violating the 2019 consent decree. We strongly urge the USDA to do its part…
COK Update: USDA Shuts Down California Dairy Cow Slaughter Plant – Again
As reported yesterday afternoon by the Los Angeles Times, the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) just shut down Central Valley Meat, a California dairy cow slaughterhouse, for failing to meet…
COK and Others Sue USDA for Allowing Sale of Diseased Poultry Product
…Agriculture (USDA) for allowing the sale of a diseased poultry product commonly known as foie gras. Foie gras, which means “fatty liver,” is produced by force-feeding ducks and geese multiple…
Animal Protection Coalition Urges USDA to Protect Consumers
…percentage of conscious consumers who are willing to pay extra for products they believe are raised more humanely. “The USDA’s approach blatantly violates its statutory duty to protect consumers,” says…
COK Urges USDA to Say No to Less Pig Industry Regulation
On Monday, Compassion Over Killing submitted a legal comment urging USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service not to adopt their proposed rule eliminating federal regulations requiring pig carcasses to be…
USDA to Case Farms: Remove False Animal Welfare Claim
…Farms, had to change its claims in a recent animal welfare statement. Why? Because it was touting nonexistent government audits, and the USDA wasn’t going to let that fly. In…
Video Prompts USDA to Shut Down Calf Slaughter Plant
…Jersey slaughter plant that upon reviewing the evidence, the USDA suspended operations. The footage documents egregious abuses including calves who are too sick or injured to walk being lifted by…
Hormel
…program to hundreds of other USDA-inspected pig slaughter plants nationwide. This program is so dangerous that several USDA whistleblowers have spoken out against it—and a government audit report echoes these concerns….