Mercy For Animals

Animal Rights Group Puts Pig Welfare Under A Microscope

An animal protection organization is calling for changes in the way pregnant pigs are handled. Sleepy Eye’s Christensen Farms is one of the largest pork producers in the country, and it’s one of Wal-Mart’s biggest pork suppliers.

2012/07/18

MN Pork Farm Busted For Cruelty

Christensen Farms is one of the top 5 pork producers in the nation. Mercy for Animals went undercover to show their conditions.

2012/07/18

Costco Turns Against Tight Sow Pens

Costco Wholesale Corp. on Tuesday joined a growing list of retailers and restaurants in asking suppliers to phase out the use of small pens for pregnant sows, as an animal welfare group prepared to release an undercover video showing conditions at one of its suppliers.

2012/07/17

Target Refuses To Use Eggs From MN Farm

Following McDonald’s lead, Target Corp. has now refused to use eggs from Sparboe Farms, where undercover cameras recorded unsanitary conditions and employees harming the chickens.

2011/11/19

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