Animal Ethics
APRIL 16, 2009
These farmers work long hours moving animals from pasture to pasture and often struggle with a paucity of meat-processing infrastructure suitable to the needs of small-scale producers. The debeaking of hens and other routine cruelties of egg production are seldom put before the public. Karen Davis Machipongo, Va.,
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 20, 2008
Causing an animal to suffer for no good reason is cruel, and our ordinary commonsense morality tells us in no uncertain terms that cruelty is wrong. In addition, the animals are subjected to excruciating mutilations – including branding, dehorning, debeaking, tooth pulling, tail docking, and castration – all performed without anesthesia.
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