Critter News
AUGUST 15, 2010
A recent agreement between farmers and animal rights activists here is a rare compromise in the bitter and growing debate over large-scale, intensive methods of producing eggs and meat, and may well push farmers in other states to give ground, experts say.
Critter News
APRIL 1, 2009
The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. For some people, it is inhumane to eat meat in any situation, no matter how well the animal is treated prior to and during slaughter. However, the factory farm system we have in any country does not lend itself to either of the two criteria.
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Critter News
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factory farming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products? What messages and techniques have been proven effective in getting people to make compassionate decisions like boycotting fur and adopting companion animals instead of buying them?
Animal Ethics
APRIL 16, 2009
The meat and dairy industries want to keep their operations away from the public’s discriminating eyes, but as groups like PETA and the Humane Society have shown us in their graphic and disturbing undercover investigations, factory farms are mechanized madness and slaughterhouses are torture chambers to these unfortunate and feeling beings.
Animal Ethics
MAY 23, 2007
It is well settled that a balanced diet of these foods provides the same essential amino acids that Nina Planck finds in an egg. I’ll leave the question of infant care to the physicians, but I know firsthand that an adult vegan can enjoy robust physical health without contributing to the cruel suffering of animals on today’s factory farms.
Animal Person
OCTOBER 26, 2009
The good news is that if you know someone who needs to be schooled on all of the sordid details of factory farming, and appreciates good writing, this is a great book. And what follows, as you might imagine, is his support of "ethical meat" (for those who insist on eating animals). Ever, in fact. But why does he say "vegetarian?"
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