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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

Critter News

Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. As such, most people do not consider the potential abuse that may have taken place to bring their hamburger onto their dinner plate. Most animals in the U.S.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

5, 2009 To the Editor: I ate my last hamburger last night. While this tragedy will increase calls for sorely needed government regulation, the real answer lies in the hands of each one of us: buy your burger from a local butcher who processes his ground beef daily on the premises. 4): Your article about E. Victoria Bridgehampton, N.Y.,