PETA urges criminal investigation into Hobart slaughterhouse after conscious pig's throat was cut
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Alexandra Kukulka
Summary
PETA is calling for a criminal investigation into Ruwaldt Packing Co., a slaughterhouse in Hobart, Indiana, after a USDA inspector witnessed a worker cut the throat of a conscious pig. The incident occurred on May 20 when a pig was found alive in the blood pit and a worker stabbed it without first rendering it unconscious, violating federal humane slaughter laws. PETA has sent a letter to the Lake County Prosecutor's Office urging charges under Indiana's animal cruelty laws.
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The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act requires that animals be rendered insensible to pain before being shackled, hoisted, thrown, cut, or bled.
PETA is calling on the Lake County Prosecutor's Office to investigate Ruwaldt Packing Co. in Hobart after a U.S. Department of Agriculture report found a worker cut the throat of a conscious pig.
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