$500 million animal abuse settlement reached

Published November 16, 2012 10:27pm ET



FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California slaughterhouse where videotaped mistreatment of cows prompted the largest meat recall in U.S. history has reached a symbolic $500 million settlement with an animal welfare group and the federal government.

The record penalty for the animal abuse case is not expected to be paid because Riverside County-based Hallmark Meat Co. is bankrupt.

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