USA: Tyson to conduct review after welfare claims

By: just-food.com | 26 May 2005

US meat company Tyson Foods has started an internal review after claims by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) about animal welfare issues at the company's Heflin, Alabama, poultry plant.

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US meat company Tyson Foods has started an internal review after claims by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) about animal welfare issues at the company's Heflin, Alabama, poultry plant.

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