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Government and Animals

Video Shows 'Atrocious' Abuse of Pigs
My exclusive story on a PETA video of a hog farm generated a lot of interest on the Web. More


Film Prompted First Humane Slaughter Law
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER
Febuary 27, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - A film showing slaughterhouse workers abusing animals spurs demands for the federal government to put a stop to the abuse. That happened this year - and also a half-century ago, when a Seattle animal rights activist filmed hogs being mistreated at a Washington state slaughterhouse.

The 1950s film helped trigger a fierce debate on Capitol Hill over whether animals deserved some federal protection in their final moments. Congress ultimately decided that they did, and 50 years ago this summer, lawmakers passed the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, which required that meat purchased by the federal government come from processors that humanely kill their livestock. More

Dole recalls work on humane slaughter

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