More than four years after the biggest meat recall in U.S. history, a settlement has been reached in the Humane Society’s lawsuit against Hallmark Meat. The California slaughterhouse not only abused sick cows but then sent their meat into the food system, putting American eaters across the country at risk. A federal court has handed down a $500 million judgment in the case, but as Hallmark is bankrupt, it’ll be a symbolic end to this grisly story.
...While Hallmark may be out of business, the Department of Agriculture is still investigating allegations of cruelty following the release of investigative, undercover video from another California slaughterhouse, Central Valley Meat Co. In that case, three members of Congress rallied behind the company even after the USDA shut it down, calling the investigation “economic terrorism” and the activists who’d taken the video “eco-extremists.”
That symbolic $500 million settlement seems less delicious now, huh?
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