Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Investigation Reveals Shocking Cruelty Following a seven-week undercover investigation conducted between July 22 and September 12, 2004, PETA released shocking video footage of fully conscious cows writhing in agony as they are mutilated at Postville, Iowa-based AgriProcessors, Inc., the largest glatt kosher slaughterhouse in the world. PETA has filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), calling on the agency to prosecute the plant for violations of the federal Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act. PETA’s video shows workers at AgriProcessors shocking cows in the face with electric prods, ripping their tracheas out of their throats while they are still conscious, and then dumping the animals onto a concrete floor, where they stumble and try to get up as blood pours from their throats. Many are still conscious, as evidenced by their cries, when they are hoisted by one leg and moved to another chamber to be decapitated. Many more details can be viewed at our PETA.org Web site. If you know people who thought that the cruelty PETA exposed at the KFC supplier Pilgrim’s Pride was an aberration, please be sure to send them to our Web site. It is important to remember that kosher slaughterhouses are doubly inspected, i.e., they are inspected both by the USDA and by kosher authorities, and both are supposed to be cracking down on this sort of cruelty. What this proves beyond a shadow of doubt is that eating meat supports cruelty. It may interest you to know that we tried to work quietly with this place, as we always do, and were summarily rebuffed by the plant€™s high-power attorney, who wrote, “Kosher slaughter is being conducted in accordance with the letter and spirit of Jewish law, which prescribes the most humane treatment of animals that has been known throughout human history.†Apparently not. We showed our video to some of Judaism’s preeminent kosher scholars. The eminent chief rabbi of Haifa, Israel, Shear-Yashuv Cohen, condemned the actions as “definitely unacceptable by halachic standards.†Rabbi David Rosen, a director at the American Jewish Committee and the former chief rabbi of Ireland, called the abuse a “flagrant violation of Jewish halachic (religious legal) requirements.†Rabbi Barry Schwartz, who sits on the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ Task Force on Kashrut, asserts, 'The suffering of these animals during slaughter is sickening. Death is neither quick nor merciful.' 0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oless Bush, more trees0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oo0 The difficult place that the U.S. is in can not be diminished by waging more wars. The violence done in our name generates more violence and hatred against us. The solution arises from changing our attitudes about other people. We need to stop the theft of their resources and labor and begin to treat others with respect and dignity. RossCannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 The inhumane practice of these " factories " is really disgusting. Eating meat is one thing but allowing this method of " processing " is just outrageous. Gary > > > Investigation Reveals Shocking Cruelty > > Following a seven-week undercover investigation conducted between July 22 > > and September 12, 2004, PETA released shocking video footage of fully > conscious > cows writhing in agony as they are mutilated at Postville, Iowa-based > AgriProcessors, Inc., the largest glatt kosher slaughterhouse in the > world. PETA > has filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture > (USDA), > calling on the agency to prosecute the plant for violations of the > federal > Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act. > PETA’s video shows workers at AgriProcessors shocking cows in the face > with > electric prods, ripping their tracheas out of their throats while they > are > still conscious, and then dumping the animals onto a concrete floor, > where > they stumble and try to get up as blood pours from their throats. Many > are > still conscious, as evidenced by their cries, when they are hoisted by > one leg > and moved to another chamber to be decapitated. Many more details can be > viewed > at our PETA.org Web site. If you know people who thought that the > cruelty > PETA exposed at the KFC supplier Pilgrim’s Pride was an aberration, > please be > sure to send them to our Web site. > It is important to remember that kosher slaughterhouses are doubly > inspected, i.e., they are inspected both by the USDA and by kosher > authorities, and > both are supposed to be cracking down on this sort of cruelty. What > this > proves beyond a shadow of doubt is that eating meat supports cruelty. > It may interest you to know that we tried to work quietly with this > place, > as we always do, and were summarily rebuffed by the plant€™s high-power > attorney, who wrote, “Kosher slaughter is being conducted in > accordance with the > letter and spirit of Jewish law, which prescribes the most humane > treatment of > animals that has been known throughout human history.†> Apparently not. We showed our video to some of Judaism’s preeminent > kosher > scholars. The eminent chief rabbi of Haifa, Israel, Shear-Yashuv Cohen, > > condemned the actions as “definitely unacceptable by halachic > standards.†Rabbi > David Rosen, a director at the American Jewish Committee and the former > chief > rabbi of Ireland, called the abuse a “flagrant violation of Jewish > halachic > (religious legal) requirements.†Rabbi Barry Schwartz, who sits on the > Central > Conference of American Rabbis’ Task Force on Kashrut, asserts, 'The > suffering of these animals during slaughter is sickening. Death is > neither quick nor > merciful.' > 0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oless Bush, more trees0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oo0 > The difficult place that the U.S. is in can not be diminished by waging > more wars. The violence done in our name generates more violence > and hatred against us. The solution arises from changing our attitudes > about other people. We need to stop the theft of their resources and > labor and begin to treat others with respect and dignity. RossCannon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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