潜水简介:
- Perdue Farms has ended its relationship with contract growersDeese Farms and Hideaway Farms after an employee was convicted on misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, court documents showed.
- 根据法庭文件，该雇员丹尼·卡吉亚·米兰达（Danny Cajija Miranda）周一对动物的三项轻罪罪名成立了三项轻罪的罪名。
- 总部位于洛杉矶的动物怜悯在农场雇用了一名卧底操作员并记录虐待后发现了鸡肉滥用。
Dive Insight:
Mercy for Animals has made other discoveries of alleged animal cruelty in the food industry recently. The organization claimedabuse of chickensata Tyson Foods slaughterhouse outside Carthage, MS, in October, which Mercy for Animals also caught on hidden camera footage.
珀杜女发言人朱莉·迪约（Julie Deyoung）告诉《每日日报》：“我们结束了与虐待发生的两个农场的关系。”“即使他们没有直接参与虐待，我们相信我们的合同农民可以确保我们的鸡得到适当的照顾，不幸的是，这里没有发生。”
Food manufacturers have become more cognizant of consumer opinions about the treatment of animals in their supply chains, and some have taken action. Over the past few months, Kellogg, General Mills, and Nestle all announced plans to source only cage-free eggs for their products over the next five to 10 years.
"[Miranda] was sentenced to 45 days behind bars — receiving credit for the 27 days already served — and 12 months of unsupervised probation by District Court Judge Regina Joe. In addition, he was ordered 'not to be employed with any type of animals,'" Daily Journal reported. Miranda, a Mexican citizen, was reportedly picked up by U.S. immigration officials on Tuesday.
