ADVERTISEMENTMajor United States dairy producers will pay $52 million to settle an antitrust class-action lawsuit accusing them of slaughtering more than 500,000 cows to reduce milk supply and inflate prices. Jupiterimages via Getty Images Dairy industry groups will pay $52 million in a class action lawsuit alleging they oversaw the slaughter of 500,000 cows as part of a price-fixing scheme. That “retirement” program consisted of dairy cooperatives buying out entire herds of cattle — primarily from small farms — and sending them for early slaughter. Moxie Productions via Getty Images An animal protection group says the settlement sends the message that the dairy industry is not above the law. “This settlement sends a message to the dairy industry that they cannot harm people and animals out of simple greed without any accountability,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post September 08, 2016 19:40 UTC