▁two ▁distribution ▁sites , ▁one ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁both ▁managed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Rub ash kin ▁family . ▁It ▁also ▁operated ▁sla ugh ter ▁facilities ▁in ▁South ▁America . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁The ▁Ag ri process ors ▁plants ▁have ▁often ▁been ▁controvers ial ▁because ▁of ▁frequent ▁cit ations ▁for ▁illegal ▁practices ▁such ▁as ▁animal ▁ab use , ▁food ▁safety ▁viol ations , ▁viol ations ▁of ▁environmental ▁laws , ▁child ▁labor ▁laws , ▁and ▁the ▁rec ruit ment ▁of ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁indu cing ▁them ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁often ▁dangerous ▁conditions ▁at ▁illegal ▁w ages . ▁ ▁The ▁controvers ies ▁have ▁also ▁split ▁the ▁Jewish ▁communities , ▁raised ▁questions ▁of ▁Jewish ▁eth ics , ▁and ▁brought ▁about ▁a ▁new ▁conscious ness ▁for ▁a ▁Jewish ▁way ▁of ▁e ating ▁beyond ▁ful fill ing ▁the ▁technical ▁requirements ▁of ▁k as hr ut . ▁ ▁Animal ▁ab use ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁People ▁for ▁the ▁Eth ical ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁Anim als ▁( P ET A ) ▁released ▁a ▁video ▁fil med ▁under cover ▁at ▁Ag ri process ors , ▁showing ▁g ory ▁details ▁of ▁cattle ▁having ▁their ▁tra che as ▁and ▁es oph agi ▁ri pped ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁ne cks ▁and ▁surv iving ▁for ▁minutes ▁after ▁she ch ita ▁( rit ual ▁sla ugh ter ). ▁Not ed ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁expert ▁and ▁meat ▁scient ist ▁Dr . ▁Temple ▁Grand in