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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

Critter News

Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. While a nationwide vegan or vegetarian lifestyle change is highly unlikely, the abuse can be maintained through increased government regulation. Most animals in the U.S.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 8 of 13

Animal Ethics

It is certainly likely that a similar phenomenon would occur if vegan vegetarianism became a widespread movement in the U.S. More important, it might be a much more efficient means of changing practice to stage protests at meat-packing companies, put pressure on congressmen, and work through existing humane organizations.