Repeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US ...

photo by Raven Deerbrook Use of CO 2 slaughter in the United States In a typical slaughter plant, small groups of pigs are loaded into a gondola, which is then lowered into a chamber filled with CO 2.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.— A new Trump administration rule that largely deregulates pig slaughter operations will increase fecal contamination, diseased pigs being allowed for human consumption, toenails, hair ...