Cows Humane Meat Welfare 
Critter News
APRIL 24, 2012
The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state’s meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is unaffected. Department of Agriculturetests about 40,000 cows a year in its effort to catch the disease.
Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2012
A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. Read the full story at CNN. Several justices had earlier noted the good intentions behind the state action, but all now agreed that it went too far into the traditional federal arena.
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Critter News
APRIL 1, 2009
He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. In my opinion, the crux of the question touches on what is “humane.” Here is my opinion.
Animal Person
JUNE 20, 2009
Bea sent me a link to an article in Gourmet called " Humane Slaughterhouses ," by Rebecca Marx, that is absurd. Let's deconstruct: The heading is: "Okay, so your steak comes from a cow that lived a happy life--but how did that life end?" It's a cow who--who--lived an allegedly happy life. It’s how we treat humans, too.
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 14, 2009
I foresee a day, perhaps not far in the future, in which it is illegal to raise cows, pigs, and other animals for food. The ground for this will not be animal welfare, as you might expect, but environmentalism. So if animal husbandry is to be prohibited, it should be on animal-welfare grounds, not environmental grounds.
Animal Person
JANUARY 27, 2010
It's just another excuse people have concocted because they like the taste of cow/pig/chicken/fish flesh. Yes, it is hypocritical (speciesism), but who said that we either protect humans or animals? But my initial reaction is that this is like Americans giving up "red meat." Where do people get that idea? What do you think?
Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 11, 2008
4): There is a solution to at least some of the beef industry’s sustainability woes, and that is to raise cows in a pasture-based system. But the leaner meat from grass-fed animals actually tastes richer and more savory. The other problem with meat consumption is proportion. Andrew Rimas Evan D. Fraser Jamaica Plain, Mass.,
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