Critter News

APRIL 24, 2012

The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state’s meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is unaffected. The sale of cattle and calves was a $1.82-billion Beef cattle are raised in nearly every California county.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Many of the beef industry’s problems result from feedlots that consume tremendous amounts of grain and that pour out huge sloughs of waste. Finishing the cattle on grass is a far “greener” method. Consumers can help the beef industry save itself by both buying less and choosing grass-fed. Andrew Rimas Evan D. This is stupid.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factory farming. Besides depleting the ocean’s supply of fish for those animals normally feeding on them, the factory farming of cattle, pigs and chickens uses excessive water and pollutes our land. Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov. Laura Frisk Encinitas, Calif.,

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