Stories Tagged "abuse"
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Measures to Stop Livestock Taping Stall in States
posted on June 17, 2011 at 3:06 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Efforts to outlaw the undercover recording of animal abuse in livestock operations appear to have stalled in Iowa and other states in the face of complaints that the proposals were intended primarily to protect the...
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Australia Suspends Live Cattle Trade to Indonesia
posted on June 10, 2011 at 2:06 PM
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Australia has suspended live cattle exports to Indonesia after an outcry over footage that showed the animals screaming and writhing as they were slaughtered, the government said Wednesday as a key political party...
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Ban on undercover videos at farms moves forward in Iowa senate
posted on April 1, 2011 at 3:04 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Senate Agriculture Committee has approved a bill aimed at preventing animal rights activists from getting hired on farms to secretly record what they believe is the mistreatment of livestock.
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Ag Industry, Lawmakers Try to Limit Secret Videos
posted on March 18, 2011 at 2:03 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Angered by repeated releases of secretly filmed videos claiming to show the mistreatment of farm animals, Iowa's agriculture industry is pushing legislation that would make it illegal for animal rights activists to produce...
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Vermont Slaughterhouse Workers Charged with Cruelty
posted on June 4, 2010 at 2:06 PM
MONTPELIER, Vt (AP) - Two Vermont men are facing animal cruelty charges for their roles at a slaughterhouse that was ordered closed last fall because calves were being mistreated.
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Agencies Pledge to Curb Abuse of Child Farmworkers
posted on May 7, 2010 at 9:05 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Year after year, to little avail, activist groups have been urging bolder federal action to curtail the health risks and exploitation endured by the legion of children who labor on America's farms.
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Are Cramped Chickens Crazy Chickens?
posted on November 20, 2009 at 3:11 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Are cramped chickens crazy chickens?
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Iowa Officials Probe Potential Worker Abuse
posted on February 20, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Market to Market (February 20th, 2009)
posted on February 20, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Animal Rights Group Video Captures Turkey Abuse
posted on November 28, 2008 at 8:11 PM
LEWISBURG, W.Va (AP) -- Global poultry grower Aviagen Inc said Wednesday it has suspended a supervisor and would investigate a video released by an animal rights group that appears to show horrific abuse of turkeys at the company's West Virginia...
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Six Charged with Abuse No Longer Employed
posted on October 24, 2008 at 8:10 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Six farm employees were charged with animal abuse and neglect Wednesday in connection with a video obtained by an animal-rights group that showed workers abusing pigs.
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PETA Unveils Hog Farm Abuse Video
posted on September 19, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Slaughterhouse Worker Wants Charges Dropped
posted on April 11, 2008 at 8:04 PM
CHINO, Calif (AP) — A lawyer for a man caught on video dragging sick cows and shocking them at a Southern California slaughterhouse has asked a judge to dismiss criminal charges against his client, arguing that he bears no liability for the...
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SC Monks Say They'll Stop Egg Farming Due to PETA Claims
posted on December 28, 2007 at 8:12 PM
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.: A monastery will halt its egg farming business after claims by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that the trappist monks mistreated hens.
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