TASMANIA: Animal activists urge salmonella sufferers to see a lawyer - (ABC News)
February 25, 2008 – 8:09 pmhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/25/2171123.htm
Victims of salmonella outbreaks in southern Tasmania are, according to this story, being urged to seek legal advice.
In the latest of seven outbreaks since 2005, eight people were treated in hospital after eating food made with eggs supplied by Pitt Poultry, south of Hobart.
The Government has responded by forcing the producer to put labels on its cartons, warning people not to eat its eggs raw.
Ben Bartl of Against Animal Cruelty Tasmania was cited as saying that is appalling, and the organisation’s placed advertisements urging victims to contact their lawyers, adding, “We’re hoping that through this advertisement people will realise that they do have a cause of action, a probable cause of action and that they should seek legal advice as soon as possible.”
Against Animal Cruelty says dozens more people have signed a petition calling for the ban since the seventh salmonella outbreak linked to Pitt Poultry since 2005.
Mr Bartl is […]
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