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More Clarity About Family Farms

Animal Person

In " Move to Limit 'Factor Farms' Gains Momentum " in today's New York Times , we learn that farmers in Ohio have agreed to phase out gestation crates within 15 years and veal crates by 2017. I work with the hogs every day, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with gestation crates,” he said. Irv Bell's farm is a family farm.

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Cute of the Day: Baby Bongo

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The gestation period for this species is 9 to 9 ½ months. Tags: cute animal photos. Busch Gardens cares for the endangered Eastern Mountain subspecies of bongo. Their bright chestnut color becomes darker with age, and their body is highlighted with white stripes. PHOTO: Matt Marriott/Busch Gardens.

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Cute of the Day: baby giraffes

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From the press release: A giraffe’s gestation period is approximately 15 months, and the new babies will nurse for about one year. Tags: cute animal photos cute of the day. The giraffes joined the rest of the heard on the Serengeti Plain on July 13th. These births are part of a successful long-term breeding program at Busch Gardens.

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Cute of the Day: All Legs Baby!

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A giraffe’s gestation period is approximately 15 months, and the new baby will nurse for about one year. Tags: cute animals cute of the day. Mother and baby are currently in an area out of guest view so they can be closely monitored by zoo staff to ensure the baby is nursing and growing properly. Cute of the Day: All Legs Baby!

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

Animal Person

They do appear to wish to put an end to what they believe are the worst abuses of institutionalized animal agriculture, such as gestation crates and veal crates, but that's hardly a call to end animal agriculture. But I see no evidence of that and I'm not sure how Parker comes to that conclusion. The HSUS isn't even anti-hunting !