Another argument in favour of becoming a vegetarian.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday, February 17 ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse that is the subject of an animal-abuse investigation.
The recall will affect beef products dating to Feb. 1, 2006, that came from Chino-based Westland/Hallmark Meat Co., the federal agency said.
Operations at Westland/Hallmark were suspended after an undercover video from the Humane Society of the United States surfaced showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts.
Read the Baltimore Sun story
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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