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Smithfield Closes Major Meat Facility After $400+ Million Lawsuit

The world’s largest pork company, Smithfield Foods, is set to close a massive meat production facility by the end of October, according to reports. The move comes as Smithfield consolidates business operations in Clayton, North Carolina, with its larger processing facility in Tar Heel, laying off about 100 employees. The news broke just weeks after […]

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Julie Cappiello
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Here’s How Hurricane Florence Will Affect Farmed Animals

Rapidly intensifying in the Mid-Atlantic ocean, Hurricane Florence has just been upgraded to a Category 4 with 130 mph winds. Just before estimated landfall on Thursday evening, Florence is expected to strengthen with winds up to 150 mph. Its target: the Carolinas. With the possibility that Florence will stall over the Atlantic, forecasters are gearing […]

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Julie Cappiello
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Viral Video Shows Bees Working Together to Save Friend From Dying

A viral video shared on the Daily Mail’s Facebook page shows a heart-wrenching moment in which bees team up to help save a friend’s life. The powerful clip shows a group of bees working to help a bee who had fallen into a honey extractor. The bees are cleaning their friend’s wings so the bee […]

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Joe Loria

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