WOW! PETA, the Daily Kos, all in one day! And now, Plain Ol' takes up the Kosher cause, ranting against a company because they are not Kosher enough!
On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 1:17 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > Kosher slaughter is intended to minimize animals’ suffering. But > undercover PETA investigations have revealed that Agriprocessors, the > world’s largest glatt kosher slaughterhouse, has been ignoring both the > Jewish commitment to compassion *and* federal law—and animals endure > prolonged suffering and nightmarish deaths as a result. > What Happens in Kosher Slaughter > > All slaughter is terrifying for the animals and involves pain and > suffering, but kosher slaughter, when performed according to Halacha > (Jewish law), is intended to minimize animals’ suffering. > > Kosher slaughter, or *shechita, *is performed by a person known as a > *shochet*, who has received special education and instruction in the > requirements of shechita. The shochet kills the animal with a quick, deep > stroke across the throat with a sharp knife. When performed properly, > shechita appears all but painless and quickly renders the animal > unconscious. > > When PETA received complaints that this wasn’t the case at > Agriprocessors—a massive Iowa slaughterhouse that produces Rubashkin’s, > Aaron’s Best, and Iowa’s Best meats—and that both kosher law and federal > law were being violated, we took action. > A History of Abuse > > PETA wrote to company officials and asked them to take steps to make > certain that cruelty was not occurring. Agriprocessors’ attorney, Nathan > Lewin, wrote back to us, claiming that “neither Jewish law or ‘common > decency’ is being violated in the Agriprocessors plant.” The tone of this > letter was not convincing, so we sent an undercover investigator to see for > ourselves. > Summer 2004 > > PETA’s first investigation at Agriprocessors in 2004 revealed almost 300 > instances of inhumane slaughter, in which cows’ sensitive faces were > shocked with electric prods, fully conscious cattle had their tracheas and > esophagi ripped from their throats with meat hooks or knives, and they > writhed in pools of their own blood, trying desperately to stand up for up > to three minutes as blood poured from their throats. Read our > investigator’s notes. > <http://www.peta.org/features/agriprocessors-investigator-notes/> > > Rabbis, scholars, animal welfare experts, and U.S. Department of > Agriculture (USDA) inspectors have all spoken out about the extreme cruelty > that our undercover investigator was able to capture on tape. The world’s > foremost expert on slaughter methods, Dr. Temple Grandin, told Mason City, > Iowa’s *Globe Gazette*, “I thought it was the most disgusting thing I’d > ever seen. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve been in at least 30 other kosher > slaughter plants, and I had never ever seen that kind of procedure done > before. … I’ve seen kosher slaughter really done right, so the problem here > is not kosher slaughter. The problem here is a plant that is doing > everything wrong they can do wrong.” > > The USDA told the plant to immediately stop this procedure and determined > that Agriprocessors employees “had engaged in acts of inhumane slaughter.” > The Orthodox Union (OU), the agency that certifies Agriprocessors’ products > as kosher, also told Agriprocessors to stop removing the cows’ tracheas and > to stun any animals who remained conscious after throat-slitting. > May 2007 > > In light of the cruel conduct at Agriprocessors, PETA also investigated > Local Pride, a slaughterhouse in Gordon, Nebraska, that was owned by the > Rubashkins (the owners of Agriprocessors) in May 2007. We found that cows > were still allowed to remain conscious and in extreme pain for up to two > minutes after their throats were slit. > > Experts in animal welfare, veterinary medicine, and slaughter systems > reviewed the disturbing footage recorded inside the slaughterhouse and > noted the following: > > - Cows remained conscious for as long as two minutes after their > throats were cut open. > - A worker ripped into conscious cows’ throats with a metal node hook > in order to make the bleeding process go faster. > - Cows were handled improperly, resulting in fear and stress just > prior to slaughter. > - Workers removed identification tags by mutilating live cows’ ears. > > PETA’s footage led several experts to condemn the company’s practices > <http://www.peta.org/features/agriprocessors-experts/>. Dr. Holly > Cheever, a large-animal veterinarian, stated, “This method of slaughter as > depicted on this tape is brutal and should be amended to provide a humane > end for these animals.” The USDA inspected Local Pride, and management > agreed to stop using the node hook on conscious cows. > August 2008 > > PETA returned to Agriprocessors in Postville, Iowa, in August 2008 and > caught workers continuing to make “second cuts” (hacking holes in the open > wounds in cows’ necks after the *shochet* had already cut their throats). > Dr. Temple Grandin has stated that these gouging, circular cuts cause the > cows pain and suffering. > > Just two weeks prior to PETA’s August 2008 undercover investigation, > Agriprocessors gave a private tour to selected rabbis, community leaders, > and reporters, and video footage from that tour shows slaughter done > without a second cut at all. When Dr. Grandin inspected the facility in > 2006, the plant showed her slaughter that did not include a second cut at > all, and she gave them her approval. It appears that Agriprocessors wanted > consumers to believe that the plant had stopped the second cut, but PETA’s > new investigation revealed that, behind closed doors, not much had changed. > The USDA again cited Agriprocessors for violating the Humane Methods of > Slaughter Act. > > In light of this new video exposing the gouging second cuts—and > Agriprocessors’ quite different conduct during the tour—Dr. Grandin made a > new assessment of Agriprocessors, stating, “The undercover video clearly > showed that when they think nobody is looking, they do bad things in this > plant.” Dr. Grandin asserted that the plant should install a live video > monitor to be reviewed by a third party auditor to prevent further cruelty. > Workers Suffer Too > > Cows aren’t the only ones who are being abused by Agriprocessors. The > people who work there are often treated like machines, too, and denied > health care. The Jewish newspaper *The* *Forward* published an article > detailing the horrors of working conditions at the Agriprocessors > slaughterhouse, including virtually no safety training, severe injuries > that required amputations, frequent verbal harassment, and very low wages. > OSHA cited Agriprocessors for 39 worker safety violations in March 2008. > After a May 2008 federal raid of the plant over immigration violations, 76 > percent of the 968 Agriprocessors employees were found to be using false or > fraudulent Social Security numbers that were allegedly supplied by plant > management. Agriprocessors also pleaded guilty to 83 counts of child-labor > violations. > Update: > > Agriprocessors declared bankruptcy and former owner Sholom Rubashkin was > sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for financial fraud. The plant is > now under new ownership and operates as Agri Star. > > Read more: http://www.peta.org/features/agriprocessors/#ixzz3G8mZ2pzf > > > On Monday, October 13, 2014 4:03:51 PM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >> >> >> >> >> creeping posted: "As so-called sharia finance grows in the West, so >> too do beheadings, honor killings and dhimmitude. And more powerful, >> better-funded jihad groups. There is a direct correlation. 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