Like the poultry and egg farms it has investigated, the choice of Country View/Hatfield Quality Meats at 12722 Creek Road in Fannettsburg, PA was random--and the practices recorded, universal across the industry, says Chicago-based Mercy For Animals. Hatfield is one of the nation's top pork providers and supplies Wal-Mart, IGA Shaw's, Stop & Shop, Sam's, Club, Costco, Giant and other well known food chains.
"We are calling on the nation's largest grocery chains to take a stand against egregious cruelty to animals," says MFA executive director Nathan Runkle. "These companies have the power and the responsibility to ensure that the products sold on their shelves come from producers who have abandoned the abusive practices uncovered in our investigation. The most humane choice consumers can make is to go vegetarian."
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