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Hope for Hen Welfare

Critter News

July 8, 2011 – In a groundbreaking move that should result in the greatest advancement for farmed animals in U.S. This deal represents a major victory for farmed animals,” explains Gene Baur, president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary. Further improvements in mandated minimum space for hens occur later in the agreement.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

His call for the end of factory farms (concentrated animal feeding operations) is courageous. 2, 2011 Note from KBJ: Only someone who doesn't understand torture could think that meat production involves torture. Meat production may be cruel or inhumane, but it is not, literally, torturous. Ken Swensen Pound Ridge, N.Y.,