PETA seeks US probe of repeatedly cited Nevada meatpacker
(WorldNews Politics)

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Animal rights activists are urging the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into a Nevada meatpacker that`s been cited three times in two years on accusations of inhumane handling and slaughtering of livestock. The U.S. Agriculture Department temporarily suspended operations at York Meats near Fallon about 60 miles (96 kilometers) east of Reno last month after officials said an inspector watched a worker shoot a squealing hog with a rifle three times before a fourth shot left the animal unconscious. Last November, the department said it took workers five attempts with a captive-bolt gun to render a lamb unconscious. In July 2018, workers shot a...