BEFORE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF WALWORTH COUNTY, WISCONSIN SUBMITTED BY ANIMAL PARTISAN & ANIMAL EQUALITY Request for criminal charges against Wilson Farm Meats, Inc.
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Animal Partisan and Animal Equality asked the Walworth County, Wisconsin District Attorney to file criminal charges against the general manager of Wilson Farm Meats for abusing a steer while forcing him into restraints for slaughter. The abuse was documented by a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector who observed the event on March 9, 2022. The USDA temporarily suspended operations at Wilson Farm following the incident.
[To accompany State Court Case Law Update "Advocacy Groups Seek Cruelty Charges Against Wisconsin Meat Processor" from Brooks Animal Law Digest Issue No. 178.]