USDA Resumes Buying Meat From Central Calif. Slaughterhouse - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

Fresno, Calif. -- The U.S Department of Agriculture is again buying meat from a Central California slaughterhouse at the center of an animal cruelty investigation.

The USDA released a statement Monday saying Central Valley Co.'s improved oversight for animal welfare prompted the government to reinstate purchases for federal feeding programs.

The USDA suspended its purchases last month after an undercover video from animal rights group "Compassion Over Killing" surfaced showing workers kicking and shocking sick cattle before slaughter.