"...Hidden-camera investigation by the Humane Society showed workers at Hallmark Meat Packing tormenting downed cows or hoisting them with forklifts to try to force them to walk to slaughter. That violates federal laws barring downed cows from the food supply.Hallmark's beef is processed by a sister company, Westland Meat Co., both in Chico, Calif. The U.S. Department of Agriculture quickly yanked Westland from the lunch program and said all uneaten Westland beef will be pulled from the lunch distribution system. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, on his third day in the post, launched a U.S. inspector general investigation of the slaughterhouse. ..."read Supplier's beef pulled from school lunches
Watch, if you can, the: Humane Society Video"
From Patti, Slaughterhouse Lunchbox
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