Critter News

APRIL 13, 2009

How many people know this about the Animal Welfare Act? No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. Most animals in the U.S. Most animals in the U.S.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Regardless of what we choose to eat, doing so will reduce our dietary carbon footprint by half because “about half of the food produced in the United States is thrown away.” Niman for pasturing the animals to provide all the beef, turkey, chicken and pork eaten in this country? Toney Union, N.J., Lois Bloom Easton, Conn.,

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres and rescue group Farm Sanctuary both want you to Adopt-A-Turkey this Thanksgiving! Says DeGeneres: “Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for slaughter in the United States? Photo and quoted text courtesy of Farm Sanctuary.

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