On 12/07/17 (Thursday) at 9:00pm, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office became aware of a letter from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) with attached documentation from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding an investigation conducted by the USDA.

USDA documentation chronicled an investigation into the death of an “aggressive beef cow” at Masami Foods on November 1st, 2017 which apparently was not conducted in a manner approved by federal and/or state guidelines for slaughter.  Masami Foods was sanctioned by the USDA following this event and the KCSO was not notified at that time by the USDA inspector.