The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced results from testing 30 samples of ground beef on Thursday, showing that all were negative for H5N1. The agency made the announcement on ...

Humane livestock handling a recent concern The issue of the humane handling and slaughter of livestock is not a recent concern triggered by videos that shock the public. The issue goes back as far as ...

Despite an Aberdeen slaughterhouse's recent history of inhumanely handling its livestock, including the fatal suffocation of several cattle, the consequences appear to be few for the company. DemKota ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Although confident that the nation’s meat supply is safe, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is conducting three different studies related to H5N1 bird flu in ...

Washington, DC—The US Department of Agriculture consistently fails to review and respond to animal welfare violations at custom-exempt slaughter facilities, resulting in animals being beaten, held in ...

Kicked, beaten, exposed to extreme temperatures and weather—all too often, animals in slaughter plants are severely mistreated before they are killed. In many cases, such incidents could be prosecuted ...

Editor's note: Some descriptions within the story below are graphic. Reader discretion is advised. Despite an Aberdeen slaughterhouse's recent history of inhumanely handling its livestock, including ...