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US Government Continues Subsidizing Meat Industry

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Department of Agriculture also said it will buy $60 million of turkey, $2 million of lamb and $29.7 Tags: subsidies meat USDA pork agribusiness dairy. The federal government continued its effort to boost agricultural commodity prices today by announcing it will purchase an additional $25 million worth of pork. Pork Producers.

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Bo Celebrated Birthday with Veal

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When I was still a meat-eater, the two foods I would not touch were veal and lamb. Tags: Obama veal bo obama. Bo Obama celebrated his birthday with a doghouse cake made out of veal. Veal is especially cruel, even for factory farming, although now I think foie gras is a strong competitor.

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On Objections to Slaughterhouses Not Sandwich Shops

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Briefly: Zoning board in Buffalo unanimously approved plans for a slaughterhouse (as in, a place where chickens, goats, lambs and calves will be killed and chopped up). Felicia Horton inquires/protests: "If they're cutting up [animals], are you going to want to come up front an eat some meat?"

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