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No charges in botched slaughter at NDSU Meat Lab “While the USDA did find the incident to be a violation of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act, they concluded that formal charges were not necessary to address the violation,” the Cass County States Attorney Office said. 6:00 am, May 1, 2021 × A variety of meat is shown at the North Dakota State University meat lab Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor...

WESTPORT — Meatworks on State Road was issued a suspension notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for how it recently handled euthanizing a cow. Andy Burnes, president of the Livestock Institute of Southern New England, said Meatworks took the issue seriously, took corrective measures, and the suspension only lasted for one day earlier this month. Meatworks, the State Road meat processing plant and store is owned by the non-profit LISNE. The plant is back in operation. It received it...

“Have you ever taken legs off a chicken? The back legs are a ball and socket, like on a chicken. Find where the thighs meet with the spine, and cut through the joint. With the forelegs, cut underneath the shoulder blade.” Beard framing his face mask, Nick DeLauri stood outside Vermont Butcher Shop, his sustainable meatery in Londonderry, and explained how to break down the whole rabbit he had brought me curbside. “Now you have just the spine and loins. Take the sternum and neck off, chun...

The Meat Industry’s Bestiality Problem Big Agriculture’s artificial insemination is abusive. Most states have rewritten old laws to absolve it—but some haven’t. Illustration by Sally Deng It isn’t spoken of much, but a significant chunk of the Kansas economy depends on pervasive violations of its anti-bestiality laws. In 2010, the Kansas legislature revised the state’s “criminal sodomy” statute—historically vague laws criminalizing multiple forms of nonprocreative sex—to del...