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Push Land-Grant Universities Out of the Meat Industry

Animal Person

On March 11th, RPA sent the governors of all 50 states a letter and two factsheets urging them to help get their land-grant universities (LGUs) out of the meat industry. Take a moment to tell your governor you agree we must get our LGUs out of the meat industry. Many say you can’t eat meat and be an environmentalist.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

They’re about protecting a system that produces cheap food. The meat industry loves to squeal that “the cost of bacon will rise” whenever it’s faced with pressure to change. How does the health of a farmer’s family and community figure in when they are making the decision to continue industrialized production methods?