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The use and/or abuse of animals.
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Food industry dictates nutrition policy
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Food industry dictates nutrition policy By Jonathan Safran Foer, Special to CNN October 30, 2009 New York (CNN) -- Beyond the unhealthy influence that our demand for factory-farmed meat has in the area of food-borne illness and communicable diseases, we could cite many other influences on public health, most obviously... more »
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Review: "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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(New Yorker) - The task "Eating Animals" (Amazon.com: [link] ) sets itself is less to make sense of our behavior than to show how, when our stomachs are involved, it is often senseless. “Food choices are determined by many factors, but reason (even consciousness) is not generally high on the list,” Foer writes..... more »
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Fecal Matters
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'Fecal Matters posted by: Angel Flinn 18 Oct 2009 "Agricultural runoff is the single largest source of water pollution in the nation's rivers and streams, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.). An estimated 19.5 million Americans fall ill each year from waterborne parasites, viruses or bacteria, including those stemming... more »
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Big Bird’s Betrayal
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Links at link: [link] 'Big Bird’s Betrayal By Casey September 29, 2009 [ ] No sunny days to sweep the clouds away for these hens Times are tough for the egg industry. The Food and Drug Administration is implementing costly regulationsin an effort to keep consumers from getting sick.... more »
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One tonne of fish dead after dairy farmer protest
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'One tonne of fish dead after dairy farmer protest | Animal Equality To draw attention to their plight during meetings of German agriculture officials, some 200 dairy farmers gathered in the eastern German state at the Helfta Abbey in Eisleben on Friday. In front of the abbey they intentionally disposed of some 14,000 litres of milk which flowed... more »
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FUR made in China
 
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Violating animal rights and harsh killing of animals [link] How do we stop this bloody HELL? STOP buying fur!!! CHINA - "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. " - Mahatma Gandhi... more »
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Jane - one tiny chicken foot. . . .
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'Jane - one tiny chicken foot. . . . By Twyla Francois [images at link] At Animals' Angels, we do something called a Wailing Wall as a kind of memorandum for animals who have touched us in a particular way. While in Toronto, Ontario on investigation into the Maple Leaf chickens slaughter plant located in the city, I saw an empty chicken transport trailer. It was... more »
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