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Some Good News In NJ Farm Animals Case

Critter News

The court upheld regulations permitting pig and calf confinement, the transport of ill and injured cattle, and force molting of birds. Many states exempt routine practices from their cruelty code, and the precedent-setting ruling will be used in the nationwide campaign against controversial practices.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The horse slaughter industry in the United States has nothing to do with feeding hungry people and everything to do with animal cruelty. The transport and subsequent slaughter of these animals is brutal. ¶The The transport and subsequent slaughter of these animals is brutal.