A veterinary technician found an adult, 31.5 kg, age-unknown, female Nubian goat recumbent by the feeding trough during a weekend health check. Although the goat was bright, alert, and responsive ...

Petersen insists that few animals go down after pre-slaughter examination. He says, "My veterinarian makes that determination" if a downer animal can go on to slaughter -- "they are under no ...

Additionally, the actions of the meat-packing facility led to a change in federal law mandating the culling of downer cattle in all circumstances. The Five Freedoms Set The Standard For Animal ...