Animal Welfare Institute: Animal Protection Groups Sue Perdue, USDA Over Slaughter of Sick, Injured Pigs
February 08, 2020
February 08, 2020
ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 8 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release:
Animal protection groups sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the Department of Agriculture for failing to protect pigs who are too sick or injured to walk at slaughterhouses, posing serious risks to animals and food safety.
Today's lawsuit, filed in federal court in Rochester, New York, challenges the department's failure to follow Congress' longstanding mandate to . . .
Animal protection groups sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the Department of Agriculture for failing to protect pigs who are too sick or injured to walk at slaughterhouses, posing serious risks to animals and food safety.
Today's lawsuit, filed in federal court in Rochester, New York, challenges the department's failure to follow Congress' longstanding mandate to . . .