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Nestle cuts ties with farm over dairy cow abuse
Source: Chicago Tribune
Nestle cuts ties with farm over dairy cow abuse
By Ellen Jean Hirst
Tribune reporter
12:07 p.m. CST, December 10, 2013
Nestle's Northbrook-based pizza division, which makes DiGiorno and Jack's frozen pies, has cut ties with a Wisconsin farm after an animal rights group released a video of dairy cow abuse.
Mercy for Animals revealed an undercover investigation on Tuesday that showed video footage of cows being beaten, stabbed and dragged by a tractor.
The cows, at Wiese Brothers’ Farm in Greenleaf, Wis., supply milk to Foremost Farms, which in turn makes cheese for Nestle.
In a statement to the Tribune, Nestle spokeswoman Deborah Cross said the company is "outraged and deeply saddened by the mistreatment of animals shown in this video.”
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By Ellen Jean Hirst
Tribune reporter
12:07 p.m. CST, December 10, 2013
Nestle's Northbrook-based pizza division, which makes DiGiorno and Jack's frozen pies, has cut ties with a Wisconsin farm after an animal rights group released a video of dairy cow abuse.
Mercy for Animals revealed an undercover investigation on Tuesday that showed video footage of cows being beaten, stabbed and dragged by a tractor.
The cows, at Wiese Brothers’ Farm in Greenleaf, Wis., supply milk to Foremost Farms, which in turn makes cheese for Nestle.
In a statement to the Tribune, Nestle spokeswoman Deborah Cross said the company is "outraged and deeply saddened by the mistreatment of animals shown in this video.”
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Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-nestle-farm-dairy-cow-abuse-20131210,0,4578302.story
Related: Wis. dairy farm accused of abuse fires 2 workers (Associated Press)
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