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Dairy farm linked to Burger King, In-N-Out accused of animal abuse
An Idaho dairy farm linked to Burger King, In-N-Out and other food companies has been accused by an animal rights group of “some of the most abusive treatment of animals” it had ever seen. Undercover video footage (warning: images may be...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Politics, Ethics, Burger King, Food Industry
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USDA clears California slaughterhouse accused of abuse to reopen
Central Valley Meat Co., the California slaughterhouse shut down by regulators last week after undercover video footage showed apparent animal abuse, reopened Monday morning after promising to change its ways. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it...
Tags: Burger King, Companies and Corporations, Jack in the Box Incorporated, Food Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Animal cruelty: Why McDonald's, In-N-Out, Wall Street now say no
This post has been updated. See note below.In-N-Out, McDonald’s Corp., Jack in the Box, Burger King and other chains quickly cut ties with Central Valley Meat Co. this week after undercover footage from an animal welfare group showed cows at the California slaughterhouse seemingly tortured...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Politics, Consumer Goods Industries, Companies and Corporations, Boneless Lean Beef Trimmings
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London's East End, an Olympics alternative
Reporting from London — Never mind the sprints, relays and marathons coming to London this summer. Look at the competition now among the flower vendors of Columbia Road.
"Who's got a fiver?" hollers one grizzled man with a fistful of roses....Tags: Huguenot, Stratford, David Hockney, Charles Dickens, Kate Moss
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Burger King promises to use cage-free eggs and pork
Burger King Corp.promised Wednesday to switch to only cage-free eggs and pork -- a day after the reemergence of mad-cow disease focused national scrutiny even more on Americans’ food sources. The fast food giant, one of the largest in the world,...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Vegetarian Diet, Burger King
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Bon Appetit cafes to forgo pigs housed in cramped cages
Animal rights activists are winning ever more concessions from major companies on the issue of cramped cages for pigs -- this time from cafe company Bon Appetit Management.
Bon Appetit, which operates more than 400 cafes in 31 states -- including on...Tags: Companies and Corporations, The Getty, University of Pennsylvania, Hormel Foods Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance
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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... -
Butterball turkey plant raided on animal cruelty concerns [Updated]
Money & CompanyNorth Carolina law enforcement raids Butterball facility after Mercy For Animals video... -
McRib pork provider Smithfield accused of abusing pigs
Money & CompanyHumane Society accuses McRib pork provider of mistreating hogs... -
It's Fryday: McDonald’s tests new foods, technologies, image
Money & CompanyMcDonald’s Corp.’s so-called “Plan to Win” is stacked with heavy expansion and remodeling efforts as well as a slew of new menu items, executives told investors this week. At Investor Day on Thursday, the fast-food giant said it... -
McDonald's cuts egg supplier after undercover animal cruelty video
Money & CompanyVideo footage from Mercy For Animals at Sparboe farms shows cruelty toward chickens... -
Pigs subject to abuse at Virginia factory farm, Humane Society of the United States says
L.A. UnleashedRICHMOND, Va. â 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......
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