WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced Tuesday a total ban on the slaughter at meat plants of cows too sick or weak to stand. The planned change comes in the wake of the nation’s ...

Despite an Aberdeen slaughterhouse's recent history of inhumanely handling its livestock, including the fatal suffocation of several cattle, the consequences appear to be few for the company. DemKota ...

WASHINGTON — The government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that "mad cow" disease could enter the ...

Sweeping new restrictions on slaughterhouse practices to further safeguard American beef -- including an immediate ban on so-called "downer" or sick cows entering the human food supply -- were ...

Approximately 33.4 million cattle are slaughtered each year in the United States, and all slaughter establishments must render animals immediately unconscious to comply with the Humane Methods of ...

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Cattle too sick or injured to walk will be banned from entering U.S. slaughterhouses, the Agriculture Department said on Tuesday, a change that comes months after the ...

Editor's Note: This story includes graphic descriptions about an animal's death. Reader discretion is advised DemKota Ranch Beef, a large slaughter plant south of Aberdeen with a recent history of ...