No More Downed Cattle Slaughter

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) recently did an undercover investigation at the Westland/Hallmark slaughter plant in which they found that cows too sick or injured to stand or walk (downers) were being put through incredibly cruel methods to deliver the cows to slaughter. Cows were dragged with chains, shoved with forklifts, shocked, and tormented to force them to stand. Not only is this highly inhumane, but calls into question the quality of food being introduced into the meat market. Shortly after the HSUS investigation, there was a huge meat recall and the USDA promised to close a legal loophole allowing downed cows to be slaughtered for consumption. They have yet to do so, and the HSUS is urging people to let the USDA know how important it is to close this loophole. Please go to the following website to send a letter to the USDA: https://community.hsus.org/campaign/US_2008_usda_close_downer_loophole/id7is67427et7jnw?