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Humane Animal Slaughter

Why Eating Horses Can Be Humane

Marc Vetri | Posted 05.01.2013 | Taste
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Marc Vetri

I never had any intentions of putting horse on my menu just for the sake of it. If found a livestock farmer raising them humanely, I would consider it. Until then, I'll keep investigating all sides of the matter, unlike the people calling for my colleagues' and my heads on a platter.

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Choosing And Killing Your Own Chicken

Daniel Klein | Posted 02.05.2012 | Home
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Daniel Klein

A lot of crazy things happen beneath the surface of NYC. Case and point: A halal slaughterhouse down a backstreet in a random neighborhood in Queens.

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Australia Lifts Cattle Export Ban, Ensures Humane Animal Treatment

AP | By KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 09.05.2011 | Green
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SYDNEY -- Australia lifted a ban on its $350 million a year live cattle trade with Indonesia on Wednesday, with the federal government saying a new se...

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You Are What You Eat: Are You Comfortable With That?

Isabel Cowles | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Factory Farms, Sustainable Farming, Humane Farming, Animal Abuse, Humane-Animal-Slaughter, Home News
Isabel Cowles

How much do we need to learn about factory farms before we stop supporting them? America's attachment to the high protein diet is little more than a reflection of the economic clout of the meat and dairy industry.

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Profiles in Counter Intuition : Temple Grandin on Working from the Inside

Christal Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Christal Smith

First in a series of author interviews Temple Grandin's life and her career are counter intuitive on several levels. First, she is arguably the mo...

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