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5 get fines for animal cruelty at Wyo. hog farm

The Associated Press — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:16:24 +0000

Five former employees of a hog farm in Wheatland have been convicted of multiple counts of animal cruelty and sentenced to probation and fines.

Four of the five were fined $530.

The charges were filed as a result of an undercover investigation last spring by The Humane Society of the United States, which disclosed employee abuse of pigs and piglets. The organization posted video of workers kicking live piglets like soccer balls, striking pigs with their fists and kicking them when they showed reluctance to leave their offspring.

Charges filed against workers of Wheatland pig farm

Associated Press and Ass — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:51:11 +0000

An undercover probe of a pig farm near Wheatland by the Humane Society of the United States has resulted in misdemeanor charges against nine former workers.

The Platte County Attorney's Office filed the charges. Officials are still attempting to serve warrants on some defendants.

Groups file third lawsuit over Wyoming wolves

The Associated Press and The associated press — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:12:36 +0000

Environmental groups have filed a third federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's move to end federal protections for wolves in Wyoming.

The Humane Society of the United States and the Fund for Animals filed suit today/yesterday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

The groups say Wyoming's management plan classifying wolves as predators that can be shot on sight in most of the state is inadequate. They want the court to reinstate federal protections.

Humane Society video spurs investigation at Wheatland factory farm

Rebecca Martinez — Tue, 08 May 2012 23:46:01 +0000

Authorities are investigating a factory pork farm in Wheatland after the Humane Society filed a complaint about harsh treatment of pigs there.