The U.S. Department of Agriculture had banned downer cows after the 2003 incident. The videos led to Westland/Hallmark Meat ...

Tim Baszler, director of the animal disease diagnostic laboratory at Washington State University, said images of downer cows going to slaughter are often emotionally unpleasant, but the meat ...

The company, Hallmark Meat Packing Co., supplied ground beef ... high-pressure hoses and forklifts to force so-called downer cattle to walk or be taken to slaughter. The practice raised concerns ...