Special Prosecutor investigates handling of pigs on N.E. Ohio Hog Farm

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Bill Safos

Channel 3 News learned a special prosecutor is investigating allegations of animal abuse on a large hog farm in northeast Ohio.

The investigation was started, after undercover video was taken on the farm. The Humane Farming Association -- a non-profit group that investigates animal abuse provided the video to authorities.

We showed the H.F.A.'s video. The video is very disturbing, but everything contained in it may be legal. That's why we showed it.

The Wayne county farm is part of Ohio's heartland and a reminder Americas backbone, our farmers...



Congressman reacts to pig farm story

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CLEVELAND -- ...

The Humane Farming Association, a non-profit animals rights group sent in an undercover investigator. That investigator spent two months on the Wiles farm. His camera caught animals being kicked, even killed. During our follow up story we did not show the most disturbing acts caught on tape but Congressman Dennis Kucinich came by the Channel 3 studios and saw the tape. He was stunned.

"There needs to be federal laws which make it very clear that animals raised for food have to be treated in a humane way," said Kucinich.

The Congressman says when the new congressional session begins he'll work to stop this and to make laws like the Humane Slaughter Act tougher.

"I promise I'm going to take another look at these federal laws and see where the laws can be strengthened," he said...



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1. "...we need tougher laws to protect the animals we use as food."

Also, there will be no fighting in the War Room.

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2. tasty yummy Christmas ham