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Unexpected Farm Animal Deal in Ohio

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From the Associated Press. Animal welfare groups led by the Humane Society of the United States have agreed to abandon a fall ballot issue against animal cruelty as part of a deal with state farm groups brokered by Gov. Tags: ohio humane society farm animal welfare.

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Hope for Hen Welfare

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A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary. Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.

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Clemson Researcher Investigates Impacts of Cages on Laying Hens

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From the Clemson press release. Tags: battery hens eggs USDA farm animal welfare us agribusiness. But it's not just about the hens.it's about the money. How much suffering can and should they endure without significantly affecting the human pocketbook. Or corporate net income. laying hens is no small matter.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The exploitation of farm workers reverberates in the treatment of farm animals and degradation of the environment. Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept. 9, 2009 The writer is on the staff of the Farm Animal Program, Animal Welfare Institute. Deborah Dubow Press Washington, Sept.

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Beef Farm's Trucks Burned by Activists

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"I had suspected Animal Liberation Front may have been involved and now they are in fact claiming responsibility for it with multiple details," Harris wrote.

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