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Moreover, pigs are not the only ones that would be happier with welfare improvements: according to a nationwide poll commissioned by the ASPCA, a majority of Americans want farm animals to be treated in a way that inflicts the least amount of pain and suffering possible. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. SUZANNE McMILLAN Dir.,

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This would result in improved human health, decreased environmental destruction and better animal welfare. Jillian Fry Baltimore, Dec. If these policies were adopted, small-scale animal agriculture would be a more economical model, and people would eat less meat.

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Farm animals also benefit from the humane farming movement, even if the animal welfare changes it effects are not all that we should hope and work for. Sandy Asirvatham Baltimore, Md., If the goal is not moral perfection for ourselves, but the maximum benefit for animals, half-measures ought to be encouraged and appreciated.