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Your Tax Dollars at Work Building Iraqi Feedlots

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A recently established international partnership will focus on developing a “strong and viable beef and lamb feedlot industry” for Iraq, according to project participants. Tags: feedlots economic development iraq factory farm agribusiness. From our "good friends" at Agrilife News. Agency for International Development, and U.S.

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Farm Sanctuary Wary about Tom Vilsack for USDA

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I’m glad that Obama didn’t select Charles Stenholm, a former Texas congressman with a long history of defending animal abuse, who had sought the position with support from the factory farming industry. He has a mixed record on policies affecting industrialized agriculture.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Our hope is that these talented participants will help pave the way for a more ethical fashion industry in the future.” BFUSA’s Primate Sanctuary in Texas is home to more than 500 primates rescued from laboratories, roadside zoos, and private possession. Tags: born free fur fashion.

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