Postville, Iowa: A Humanitarian Crisis
Well, I guess I've ignored this story long enough. It apparently is getting very little coverage in Iowa, although recently the New York Times looked in.Blog for Iowa first covered the problems over at Agriprocessors supposedly-kosher slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, in 2006 when they were exposed for clear violation of laws on how they treat animals, not to mention violations of the laws of Kashrut, which are the Jewish dietary laws that must be followed in order for the meat from these animals to be considered kosher. It matters to us all because the laws of Kashrut specifically prevent any and all forms of animal cruelty.
View our original story here.
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More recently, Agriprocessors has been in the news for gross immigration violations which have largely created a class of illegal immigrants in Iowa who have nowhere to turn.
See the following updates below.
Postville, Iowa: A Humanitarian Crisis?
by JeremiahRosemont, Daily Kos
Postville and Agriprocessors Finally Gain National Media Attention
by JeremiahRosemont , Daily Kos
Timeline: The Rubashkin family, owners of Agriprocessors in Postville
by FightinBack, Daily Kos
Blog For Iowa 
What do you mean when you say that “I guess I've ignored this story long enough”? Why ignore it? There is probably enough info for a post each week on what is happening in Postville.
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I said that because I agree with you completely. There is enough to post about the story more often. We started covering the story in 2004, as I pointed out, and if you do a search, you'll see that we have covered it quite often. However, the election and the Obama victory and the goings-on with Howard Dean seemed to take precedence for a while. Editorial decision.
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