Wayne Pacelle has announced that he is seeking a seat on the board of directors of Tyson Foods Inc. in order to urge the company to commit to a phase-out of its use of gestation crates for pregnant sows.
Bernard Leonard, retired Group Vice President, Food Service Poultry and Prepared Foods for Tyson Foods, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) Board of Directors as a representative for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.
Richard Arsenault, director of the CFIA's meat programs division, said first XL Foods needs to implement at its Brooks plant new data analysis procedures.
Without comment, the high court refused to consider whether Sholom Rubashkin's sentence was excessive for a first-time, nonviolent offender and whether he was entitled to a new trial based on evidence of alleged judicial misconduct in the case.