December 3, 2008
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FDA Recalls 143 Million Lbs of Beef

Date: 02-18-2008
Type: video
Categories: Activism / Health & Wellness
Source: CNN.com
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse that is being investigated for mistreating cattle. A Humane Society video shows Hallmark Meat Packing Co. workers administering repeated electric shocks to downed cows -- animals that are too sick, weak or otherwise unable to stand on their own. Workers are seen kicking cows, jabbing them near their eyes, ramming them with a forklift and shooting high-intensity water up their noses in an effort to force them to their feet for slaughter.

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