Personal Injury Law

Westland/Hallmark Meat Executive Acknowledges Illegal Slaughter

By Bill Marler, Esq.

Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. President Steve Mendell acknowledged Wednesday that cattle were illegally slaughtered at his plant and that cows too sick to stand were forced into the food supply. Westland/Hallmark Meat Co. President Steve Mendell made the admissions after a congressional panel forced him to watch undercover video of abuses of cattle at his plant. Mendell watched head-in-hand as cows were dragged by chains, jabbed by forklifts and shocked to get them into the box where they'd be slaughtered.

Full post as published by Marler Blog on March 12, 2008 (boomark / email).