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Suit Filed Over Cows Killed to Drive Up Milk Prices

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The class-action lawsuit accuses companies of slaughtering thousands of cows just to decrease supply. Animal rights group Compassion Over Killing was the first to uncover the alleged systematic slaughter of healthy dairy cows in California.

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On Not Eating Animals

Animal Person

And when you have people who slaughter animals for a living on your side, in my mind your pro-animal message loses credibility. This is the message of animal welfare--there is nothing inherently unjust about bringing animals into this world for your own use and/or profit. It's okay to choose enslavement. It's okay to choose betrayal.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Just days before Barbaro was humanely put down, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was reintroduced in Congress. In an incredible juxtaposition to the fanfare of Barbaro, more than 100,000 horses were slaughtered last year in the United States and shipped to Europe and Japan for human consumption.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Kristof, who takes note of the trend represented by the animal welfare proposition on the ballot in California this fall. The fact that geese mate for life, and that the mate of the poor goose that was slaughtered would step forward, was enough to make me swear off meat forever, if I hadn’t already.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife? Or is the mandate to protect the welfare and habitat of our state’s wildlife?&# OpticsPlanet - Great prices on binoculars for birding , spotting scopes , telescopes , flashlights , compasses & more! Thanks for visiting!

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On Letting Your Emotions Rule the Day

Animal Person

Bea directed me to the Animal Welfare Special Report at TheHill.com , in which Rep. A prime example of this is our concern for the welfare of animals in agriculture.". He is letting his attachment to eating animals and his attachment to his constituents profiting from their slaughter cloud his decision making. Translation?

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