…cruelty to birds inside a Maryland slaughterhouse — one of 24 chicken plants allowed by the USDA to operate at dangerously fast kill line speeds. In 2018, an investigator worked…
Press Releases Archive
…USDA’s Dangerous High-Speed Slaughter Program February 14, 2018: Singing Sensation LP Joins Campaign for Vegan Food at Starbucks Nationwide March 13, 2018: Sports Stars Say “Not So Fast, USDA,” Team Up…
Three Birds Every Second: Horrifying High-Speed Slaughter
…at just one slaughter plant under the USDA’s cruel high-speed slaughter program. This footage is certainly an argument against this cruel policy, but Amick Farms and the USDA have yet…
Video Uncovers Extreme Cruelty to Cows at Slaughter Plant
…a major supplier to the USDA’s National School Lunch Program and other federal food initiatives. The video, filmed by a COK investigator who worked at the facility in June and…
News: CA Dairy Cow Slaughter Plant Shut Down – Again!
For the third time in four years, Central Valley Meat, a dairy cow slaughterhouse in Hanford, California, was shut down by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). While the specific…
Race Car Driver Leilani Münter Speaks Out Against High-Speed Slaughter of Pigs
…has been criticized by USDA whistleblowers, members of Congress, labor unions, and food safety experts. Nearly 200,000 people have signed COK’s petition to Hormel and the USDA seeking to end…
Poultry Plants Put Food Safety at Risk Under Reckless High-Speed Slaughter
In November of 2018, a gut-wrenching video by a Compassion Over Killing investigator revealed to millions of consumers the truth behind the USDA’s high-speed chicken slaughter program, which provides plants…
House of Representatives Takes Steps to Prevent Cruel High-Speed Slaughter Program
…Inspector General (OIG) provides findings on the data used to develop this program. USDA must then address whatever issues the OIG raises. But if the USDA is allowed to increase…
US Legislators Call for Expansion of High-Speed Slaughter Audit For Animal and Consumer Safety
…impacts on animals and consumer safety. As the USDA continues attempts to pass its dangerous new rule, things are getting heated. After widespread public outcry, the USDA’s Office of the…