In a show of support for the Virginia governor, the National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, and the Virginia Poultry Federation offered their praise for McDonnell’s petition.
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.
Central Valley Meat Co., which was shut down a week ago after an undercover video shows alleged instances of animal cruelty, says that its improved animal handling procedures are now in place, exceeding USDA standards.
A dairy plant addition and a new meat science and muscle biology laboratory are on the drawing board for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with half the money to build them being raised privately by the dairy and the meat industries, respectively.
The U.S. chicken industry may become unprofitable in the fourth quarter because feed costs have surged as a drought wilts cornfields across the Midwest.
Recent investments by Cargill at its Fort Morgan, Colo., beef processing plant have increased the facility’s energy efficiency and reduced the use of electricity, natural gas and associated costs.
"There are behaviors in the video which appear to be unacceptable and would not adhere to the standards we demand of our suppliers," McDonald's said in release.
Foodservice giant Aramark has announced that it will eliminate the use of pork from animals bred using gestation crates in its U.S. supply chain by 2017.
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