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1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.' There is no difference between cruelty to a pig or a dog or a hen or a cat, and so the sooner we relegate these awful devices to the dustbin of history, the better. FRIEDRICH Washington, Jan.

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6): I do not agree that “anyone with an appreciation for the First Amendment” must conclude that “crush videos” or videos of vicious dogfights are protected speech and that the federal law in question should therefore be struck down. If it cannot be made without sexually abusing children, it has no First Amendment protection.

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They’re about protecting a system that produces cheap food. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. BOBBIE MULLINS Norfolk, Va., 21, 2012 To the Editor: Blake Hurst’s observations about happy pigs and unhappy farmers aren’t about the well-being of either. That sounds like a win-win to us. SUZANNE McMILLAN Dir.,

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Consumers should consider that cows like Edie or Sophia are often fiercely protective, grieving mothers whose anguished cries the farmer undoubtedly heard as he removed their young. The article also doesn’t mention the common practices of castrating male calves and amputating the horns of cows and calves, typically without any pain relief.

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It is only the prejudice of our species that justifies culling the deer population while protecting our own. But whether with a flintlock or a modern rifle, hunting cruelly takes the life of a living, sentient being that has as much right to live as any hunter or writer. EISENMAN Highland Park, Ill.,

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If they are, producers are subject to fines up to $37,500 per day under tough new federal regulations. It keeps animals safe and comfortable and protects them from predators and disease. Modern livestock housing is temperature-controlled, well lighted and well ventilated.

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2): We disagree with your contention that the First Amendment protects animal “crush” videos. And the Supreme Court’s decision is a reminder of the importance of narrowly tailoring this legislation, but it has not determined that these crush videos constitute protected speech. In United States v.