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Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio

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Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare. From the Associated Press.

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Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

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Department of Agriculture (NJDA) was ordered to readdress a number of its mandated standards for farmed animal treatment. Farm Bureau spokesperson expressed disappointment at the decision while animal protection advocates deemed it a victory. Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm us.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

20): Blake Hurst, a former hog farmer and president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, cautions that “we can’t ask the pigs what they think.” Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. To the Editor: Re “ Don’t Presume to Know a Pig’s Mind ” (Op-Ed, Feb. But we can ask, and they can answer. SUZANNE McMILLAN Dir.,