The Humane Society of the United States reports that it intends to sue a range of pork production companies involving their units in Iowa, North Carolina and Oklahoma. The animal rights group cites unreported releases of hazardous pollutant ammonia as the impetus for the legal action, reports Wisconsin AgConnection.
Several of the companies receiving notice of the lawsuit are associated with the leaders of the National Pork Producers Council. A statement from HSUS criticized both the companies being sued and the NPPC.