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On "Food Inc."

Animal Person

We eat animals, and the CAFO system is an evil, filthy, cruel one, but it doesn't have to be that way. The moral of the story is that it's all about the way we farm animals, not that we farm them that is what needs changing. Then they yank the heads, slit the throats, and de-feather and gut the chickens.

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Your Best Birds of the Year for 2012

10,000 Birds

Burrowing Owl Tai Haku liked Mike’s choice of a chicken in our original post but decided to do him one better. I have chronicled the experience on my blog. I’m gonna almost agree with Mike but one-up him slightly as my bird of the year is the less bulkier, less showy but slightly cooler Grey Junglefowl.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy.

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