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McDonald's pork provider Smithfield pledges gestation crate phase-out
Money & CompanySmithfield promises to ban gestation crates for pregnant pigs by 2017... -
McDonald’s to focus on quality ingredients in ad campaign
Money & CompanyMcDonald's Corp. will soon roll out an ad campaign that focuses not on speed or cost but on the quality of its ingredients.... -
Spam maker Hormel to treat its pigs better
Do happier pigs make for better Spam?Hormel Foods Corp., which makes the gelatinous canned meat, is betting yes.
The Minnesota company said this week that it will stop using gestation crates by 2017. The crates, which are often so small that the pregnant...Tags: Hormel Foods Corporation, Smithfield, McDonald's
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McRib pork provider Smithfield accused of abusing pigs
Money & CompanyHumane Society accuses McRib pork provider of mistreating hogs... -
Pigs subject to abuse at Virginia factory farm, Humane Society of the United States says
L.A. UnleashedRICHMOND, Va. — The Humane Society of the United States said Wednesday that an undercover worker at a farm owned by the world's largest pork producer saw breeding pigs abused and crammed into small gestation crates. The animal welfare organization...... -
Investigators recommend changes at Virginia factory farm where Humane Society alleges abuse against pigs
L.A. UnleashedRICHMOND, Va. — An independent investigative team is recommending changes aftermistreatment of breeding pigs at a Virginia farm operated by a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer. The recommendations include reviewing... -
Prop. 2 -- for animals and our humanity
Ten years ago, I received a brochure that included a picture of sows locked up in coffin-size crates. The brochure stated that the intelligent animals were confined that way for life. I remember my reaction: horror, then denial. That had to be illegal!...Tags: Education, Politics, Death, Bird Flu, Justice System
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Smithfield Little Theatre celebrates 50 years
"We call it community theater but it's almost like a family," says Elaine Dairo, who is active in Smithfield Little Theatre.
That "family" turns 50 years old this year, and the theater is celebrating in a big way on Sunday, June 3. The afternoon of...Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, High Schools, Ceremonies, Awards and Prizes
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Living Here: Famous people, places and things
Hampton Roads is known around the world for its people — as being from here, as a come-here, or for just passing through — as well as places and things. It's known for its Bacon (as in Nathaniel), its ham (as in Smithfield), its presidents...Tags: Dwight Stephenson, Blackbeard, Philadelphia Eagles, Colorado Rockies, Ava Gardner
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Living Here: Smithfield
Smithfield is known for ham. Home of Smithfield Foods, a Fortune 500 company, the town's ham history dates to the Native Americans, who have been credited with originating the salt- and hardwood-smoked dry-cured Smithfield ham. Once a bustling seaport,...Tags: Human Interest, Windsor (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Smithfield
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Smithfield Foods on track for its 2nd-best year
Smithfield Foods won't quite match the record profits it posted in 2011, but is still poised to record the second-best annual profits in the company's history, top executives told investors at a conference in New York on Wednesday. President and CEO C....
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South Dakota¿s Big Sioux among dirtiest rivers in nation
SIOUX FALLS - The Big Sioux River snakes 420 miles down eastern South Dakota. From its headwaters in Roberts County, it gradually drops 800 feet as it cuts through the Coteau des Prairies flatiron and meanders into Iowa and flows into the Missouri River....Tags: Companies and Corporations, Water, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Standards
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