Video Reveals Violations of Laws, Abuse of Cows at Slaughterhouse

Video footage being released today shows workers at a California slaughterhouse delivering repeated electric shocks to cows too sick or weak to stand on their own; drivers using forklifts to roll the "downer" cows on the ground in efforts to get them to stand up for inspection; and even a veterin...
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Rick Weiss

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