Source:  MEATINGPLACE, 6/23/16

A federal court had denied a motion by Hanor Co. of Wisconsin to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Humane Society of the United States over ammonia emissions, court documents show.

HSUS and Sound Rivers Inc. contend in the complaint that Hanor had refused to report its ammonia emissions, harming animals, the public and the environment.

A Hanor official could not be reached by Meatingplace by press time.

Hanor operates a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) near Rocky Mount, N.C., that releases in excess of 100 pounds of ammonia per day, according to the court papers. The plaintiffs assert that Hanor had not filed notices about the ammonia released as required by federal law, and that the Environmental Protection Agency did not take steps to enforce the notification requirement.

The U.S. District Court for eastern North Carolina denied Hanor's motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim.

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