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American Veterinary Medical Association
AVMA Condemns Abuse of Cattle Shown in New Video
July 12th, 2008
Upon learning of disturbing new footage showing cattle abused at a Portales, N.M., livestock auction, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today strongly condemned the cruelty and issued a call for stricter adherence to humane animal handling guidelines and standards. In a statement released on its Web site the AVMA labeled the abuse, which was shown in a video released publicly today by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and which included cows being repeatedly shocked with electric prods and dragged by chains while alive, as "inhumane" and "unacceptable." "The food animal production system failed...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-12)
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