Rhode Island Beef and Veal

On September 29, 2023, Legal Impact for Chickens moved for permission to file an amicus brief in USA v. Rhode Island Beef & Veal, 20-cr-93.

USA v. Rhode Island Beef & Veal is a federal criminal court case. The Rhode Island Beef and Veal slaughterhouse will plead guilty to pretending to have USDA inspection.

On November 1, 2023, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted LIC permission to file an amicus brief in the sentencing. LIC filed its amicus brief the next day.

LIC thinks the slaughterhouse’s term of probation should take into account its history of animal cruelty.

LIC’s amicus brief explains:

RI Beef & Veal’s crimes involved depriving animals of the benefit of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspectors. This is alarming, given RI Beef & Veal’s history of mistreating animals—and the frequency at which USDA inspectors have had to intervene to protect those animals. Moreover, RI Beef & Veal’s crimes involved deceiving the public about the lack of such inspectors. And this fact is alarming given that members of the public have repeatedly expressed concern about RI Beef & Veal’s mistreatment of animals.

LIC thus suggests the maximum probation term: fifteen years.

Stay tuned to see what happens at sentencing.