California congressmen call for Central Valley Meat to reopen
The closure of Central Valley Meat Co. after an undercover video showed alleged acts of animal cruelty is also damaging the dairy industry in California’s Valley area. Three congressmen representing the area are calling for the USDA to reopen the plant during the investigation into the company.
The congressmen -- Republicans Devin Nunes of Visalia, Jeff Denham of Turlock and Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield -- proposed in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that the Hanford, Calif., plant resume slaughter operations while the government investigates, reports the Fresno Bee. But soon after the congressmen made their plea, the Agriculture Department appeared to reject it.