(US/ca) $500 Million Animal Abuse Settlement Reached

[AnimalConcerns.org]

A California slaughterhouse where videotaped mistreatment of cows
prompted the largest meat recall in U.S. history has reached a
symbolic $500 million settlement with an animal welfare group and the
federal government.

The record penalty for the animal abuse case is not expected to be
paid because Riverside County-based Hallmark Meat Co. is bankrupt.

The tentative settlement of the civil lawsuit was announced Friday by
the Humane Society of the United States, which filed the case and
later was joined by the U.S. Department of Justice.

"It's a deterrence judgment," HSUS attorney Jonathan R. Lovvorn said.
"It informs other federal government contractors that when your
contract says you provide humane handling, if you don't do that you're
likely to end up bankrupt as well."

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[Mary Finelli]

CHINO SLAUGHTERHOUSE TO PAY $300,000 IN SETTLEMENT
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-slaughterhouse-settlement-20121117,0,1072908.story

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