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Article: Humane Society discloses video of animal cruelty
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- February 20, 2008
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Stephen J. Hedges
University Wire
02-20-2008
(The Daily Aztec) (UWIRE) SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Sunday that a California meat packing company had launched the recall of more than 135 million pounds of beef -- the largest meat recall in U.S. history -- following questions about the company's treatment of cattle that were slaughtered even though they could not stand.
The recall by the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company in Chino covers meat produced since February 2006. USDA officials said that given the nature of ground beef production and its shelf life, much of the recalled meat has likely already been consumed. Federal authorities said they don't have ...