Meat Company Exposed For Illegal Slaughter And Sale To Schools Of Downer Cattle

by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has exposed the Westland Meat Co., one of the nation's leading suppliers of the school lunch program, for the illegal slaughter and sale of sick and downer cattle.  The USDA forbids the sale of sick or downer cattle, because they exhibit a higher rate of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease.  The HSUS revelation, resulted in the largest BSE related beef recall in U.S. history.  The USDA failed to detect this illegal activity notwithstanding having a reported 8 on site inspectors.

The HSUS brought a False Claim Act (FCA) suit against Westland Meat Co., reportedly resulting in a treble damages judgment of approximately 500 million.  A settlement agreement reduced the now bankrupt company's liability to approximately 155 million, of which approximately 3 million will be paid out of most of the remaining assets of the company's owners and investors.  

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