Biden Signs Executive Order Revoking Trumps Plan to Increase Poultry Line Speed
Advertisement “The Biden Administration’s rejection of the USDA’s 2020 rule to increase slaughter line speeds puts worker safety and the treatment of animals ahead of corporate interests. It also sends a clear message to the meat industry, the agency’s new leadership and the American public,” said Kitty Block, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States in an emailed statement. “Profit shouldn’t matter more than the basic welfare and safety of people and animals, and the mitigation of pandemic risks associated with slaughter plants. This was a priority ask for u...
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