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Meat Grown in a Petri Dish?

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Scientists at Eindhoven University in the Netherlands have grown in-vitro meat, using cells from a live pig to replicate growth in a petri dish. Why is that my husband won't eat bones with fat on them because they are "gross," but will eat burgers and processed meat? From an opinion piece in the Times of India. Da da da da!

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Is Cheap Meat Endangering Our Lives?

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Will our desire to mass-produce cheap meat end in a health disaster? How much harm will we do to ourselves in the name of cheap meat? It's a simple, horrible process. But once you factor in the cost of all these diseases and pandemics, cheap meat suddenly looks like an illusion. From the Independent.

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More Humane Method of Killing Chickens?

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I realize that the most humane method of treating chickens is to not kill them for food.BUT, as long as there is still a demand for their meat, PETA is advocating "Controlled-Atmosphere Killing" as an improvement over current methods of electric immobilization. Tags: meat PETA farm animal welfare factory farm chickens.

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Guest Post: Understanding Pet Food Labels

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Pet food may be highly processed and still be considered “natural”. Any product that claims to contain meat but can sit on the shelf for months without spoiling must contain preservatives. Minimize Processed Foods – Every processing step reduces the nutritional value of the ingredient, and introduces risk of contamination.

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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. For some people, it is inhumane to eat meat in any situation, no matter how well the animal is treated prior to and during slaughter. Animals are raw materials to process for product. It's a thoughtful question I wish more people would ask.

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Animal Welfare Act Inadequate for Farm Animals

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The only cool thing is that Gene Bauer's views on the meat industry are so similar to those expressed on this blog a few weeks ago. Humane treatment runs counter to the entire industry when the point is to make money by processing these animals as fast as possible. No wonder there is so much "farm" animal abuse out there.

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Earth Day Giveaway!

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Tags: giveaways. Only soy-based inks used for all package printing - Soy-based inks require substantially less energy to produce in comparison to standard petroleum-based inks, and also help reduce air pollution. For extra entries (please come back and leave a comment for each extra you do): Add our blog to your RSS reader.