Article: PETA seeks charge against a pig farm

NORFOLK, Va. -- An animal-rights group said Tuesday its undercover investigation has documented animal cruelty at a pig- breeding farm that supplies Smithfield Foods Inc., the nation's largest hog producer and pork processor.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked local authorities to file charges against Murphy Family Ventures LLC, which owns the Garland, N.C., farm.

PETA also planned to send a letter Wednesday to Smithfield Foods Chairman and CEO C. Larry Pope asking the Smithfield-based company to demand that Murphy Family Ventures fire workers found abusing animals. The letter also would urge Smithfield Foods to conduct its own investigations of its supplier farms and ...

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