To Curb Bird Flu, Taxpayers Pay Millions to Kill Poultry. Is It Needed?
Big poultry farms have received millions of dollars for their losses. Animal welfare groups contend that aid reinforces inhumane cullings of sick birds.
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Company Hired 24 Minors to Clean Slaughterhouses, Labor Department Says
Fayette Janitorial employed at least 24 children between the ages of 13 and 17 to work overnight shifts cleaning dangerous equipment at plants in Virginia and Iowa, federal regulators said.
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Tyson Recalling Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets After Complaints of Metal Pieces
Tyson said it had received complaints from consumers about finding small metal pieces in the product. Federal regulators said one “minor oral injury” had been reported.
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Tyson and Perdue Are Facing Child Labor Investigations
The Labor Department has opened inquiries into whether migrant children were working inside slaughterhouses owned by the poultry-processing giants.