McDonald’s has suspended the purchase of meat from a California slaughterhouse as US officials carry out a probe into whether meat from sick animals made it into the food supply.
The suspensions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the fast-food chain came after an animal welfare group’s video shot at a slaughterhouse operated by Central Valley Meat Co. showed cows that appeared to be sick or lame being beaten, kicked, shot and shocked in an attempt to get them to walk to slaughter.
“There are behaviors in the video which appear to be unacceptable and would not adhere to the standards we demand of our suppliers,” McDonald’s said in a statement…
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