McDonald's cuts ties with Hanford meat processor

Reported by: CBS47 News
Set Text Size SmallSet Text Size MediumSet Text Size LargeSet Text Size X-Large
Share
Updated: 8/23/2012 10:28 am
McDonald's now says it wants nothing to do with a Hanford slaughterhouse suspected of abusing cattle. 

The worlds largest fast food chain cut all ties with Central Valley Meat Company.

The plant is in the middle of a USDA investigation after an undercover video showed workers kicking, shocking and even shooting sick cows. 

In-N-Out Burger and Costco have already stopped using the company's meat. 

The Hanford business has hired a well-known public relations firm to help deal with the fallout.
Share
3 Comment(s)
Comments: Show | Hide

Here are the most recent story comments.View All

The views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of KGPE CBS47 TV

tulacougirl - 8/25/2012 11:59 PM
0 Votes
I would just like everyone to think about this .....What other products come from that cow?? What kind of shoes are you wearing? Leather??? where do you think that leather comes from. so you vegans thinking your doing something by not eating any animal products did you think about that.... Now im a little country girl that has grown up on a dairy. is everything they did to those cows right? No but you have to understand this is all a circle of life. Would you like these local dairymen to do when a cow isnt producing or its getting hard for her to go to the milk barn? Would you like them to sit there and suffer and once they die take them and bury them. No ....it really is upsetting to see all the people who know nothing about the business cause all this drama. Half of the people that have created all these laws and regulations have probably never seen a cow before or even been on a dairy. All they see is the false things people put online. I hope everyone stops and thinks how this could affect the agricultural industry and i am positive there is no one that could go one full day without using any agricultural projects.....

MeatLoaaf - 8/23/2012 1:01 PM
0 Votes
close them down....i worked there and all they care about is killing 900 cows a day!! period sick or not!!HONESTLY

Skip Souza - 8/23/2012 12:09 PM
0 Votes
This was never about food safety, it was about pushing the Vegan agenda of Compassion Over Killing. From their website: "COK is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. with an additional office in Los Angeles. Working to end animal abuse since 1995, COK focuses on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman." CVM needs to straighten up their act but should not be shut down just because some wackos don't want us to eat meat.
Fresno Current Conditions
80°
High: 89° | Low: 65°
Mostly Cloudy
Comment Instructions
  1. You must be a registered user to post a comment to the CBS47 website.


  2. Registration is quick and painless. We only need your name, email and date of birth.


  3. Registration allows you to also post events on the event calendar and videos and photos to the User Generated Content galleries.


  4. To post a comment, just click on the "Add a Comment" button at the bottom of any story on our website.


  5. No profanity or inappropriate comments will be allowed.


  6. Offensive posters will be blocked from future postings.
Inergize Digital This site is hosted and managed by Inergize Digital.
Mobile advertising for this site is available on Local Ad Buy.
KGPE TV CBS47 - Serving the Counties of Fresno, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare
in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California