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US Government Continues Subsidizing Meat Industry

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Department of Agriculture also said it will buy $60 million of turkey, $2 million of lamb and $29.7 Last week, the USDA bought approximately 200 million pounds of nonfat dry milk to help the dairy industry. million of walnuts. The purchases are in addition to the ones the USDA makes annually for federal food programs.

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Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?

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The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. There have been several high-profile cases of severe abuse that only require a search on the web (examples include turkeys being used as punching bags while alive and paint being sprayed into hogs’ eyes for “fun.") Here is my opinion.

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Adopt A Turkey!

4 The Love Of Animals

Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres and rescue group Farm Sanctuary both want you to Adopt-A-Turkey this Thanksgiving! Says DeGeneres: “Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for slaughter in the United States? Elizabeth, who demurs “This Thanksgiving, give a turkey the royal treatment;”.

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