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^"Bo Reagan, vice president of research for the Colorado-based National Cattleman's Beef Association, said the videotaped incident was not indicative of how most slaughterhouses operate.

"The welfare of our animals -- that's the heart and soul of our operations," Reagan said.

U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines mandate that an inspector must review sick or injured animals, called "downer" cattle, before they can be slaughtered, and that the 1958 Humane Slaughter Act sets strict rules for the humane treatment of animals.

"What happened in this case was that there were some animals that were harvested out of compliance," he said.

The rest of the news story is here. Honestly, this shouldn't surprise anyone. I'm disgusted at this treatment, but it's no different from any other slaughterhouse. Large-scale meat production is ALWAYS inhumane, because there's no way to produce the sheer quantity of meat in demand without cutting corners. Unfortunately, those corners always involve the treatment of the animals, the safety of the meat produced, the results on the environment, or a combination of those. I've written several articles on large-scale agriculture and meat production, namely this one. Other articles that can give you an idea of the environmental degradation and health issues involved are here, here, and here.