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An Affront to the Idea of Family

Animal Person

Of course, you're supposed to hop onto the following train of thought: These are good people. Buying dairy products supports them. Ninety-nine percent of dairy farms are family owned. That doesn't mean that 99% of dairy products are from family farms , as the average number of cows on each family farm is just over 100.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

And it is not just at the slaughterhouses but at the factory farms where these animals are tortured from the very beginning of their lives to the horrible end. 21, 2008 To the Editor: You rightly capture the magnitude of the problem of ensuring safe food products. Peters Paso Robles, Calif., Bertha Rogers Delhi, N.Y.,