1,000,000 chickens neglected
Dade City, FL (US)Incident Date: Wednesday, Mar 6, 2002
County: Pasco
Disposition: Not Charged
Person of Interest: James Biggers
Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
Cypress Foods left more than 1 million hens starve or be euthanized at farms in FL and GA after filing bankruptcy. Officials estimated chickens had water but were left without feed for 10 to 15 days while Cypress stopped operating due to bankruptcy proceedings.
30,000 chickens starved after their feed was cut off
170,000 were left in such poor condition they had to be euthanized
Animal rights activists stormed the Cypress Foods facility and made off with about 180 chickens.
Case Updates| Officials in Florida have decided not to bring charges against Cypress Foods. The state attorney's office closed its investigation into the matter Sept. 11, and State Attorney Bernie McCabe said he believed there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing. | | Update posted on Feb 24, 2003 - 7:22PM |
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