Alberta man charged with slaughtering sick and injured cattle and selling uninspected beef

A 59-year-old man from Wheatland County is facing a long list of charges. In November of last year, reports came in regarding a man who was slaughtering sick and injured cattle, selling uninspected meat and then unlawfully disposing of the dead cattle. Alberta Agriculture Inspections and Investigation Section (IIS), Wheatland County and the RCMP Livestock Investigation Unit (LIU) were involved in the arrest and shutting down of the operation. The investigation uncovered information that the man was causing unnecessary suffering to cattle by failing to provide adequate care and feed for his animals. Officers confiscated evidence of sick animals and of meat sales which is in contravention of the Alberta Meat Inspection Regulation.