Animal FactoriesUnrestrained technology applied to animals, fueled by the desire for increased profit, exacts a price on human values, the environment, the health of consumers and the welfare of small farmers that we can no longer afford to pay. Mason and Singer address these problems and offer solutions in Animal Factories Update. Black-and-white photographs. |
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Jim Mason, Peter Singer. Factory - Made Beef During the " beef crisis " in 1973 , many Americans became critical of our wasteful and inefficient practice of feeding grain to cattle for the production of tender , fat - marbled steaks . Beef ...
Jim Mason, Peter Singer. Factory - Made Beef During the " beef crisis " in 1973 , many Americans became critical of our wasteful and inefficient practice of feeding grain to cattle for the production of tender , fat - marbled steaks . Beef ...
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... beef industry's check - off will bring in an estimated $ 30 million to $ 40 million each year.38 The money will be spent according to the wishes of a " Beef Research and Information Board " to be made up from the ranks of key cattle ...
... beef industry's check - off will bring in an estimated $ 30 million to $ 40 million each year.38 The money will be spent according to the wishes of a " Beef Research and Information Board " to be made up from the ranks of key cattle ...
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... Beef Referendum Is an Opportunity for Whole Beef Industry , " Beef , July 1977 , p . 6 . 39. " Egg Board Budgets $ 6.3 Million for 1979 , " Poultry Digest , September 1978 , p . 488 . 40. “ UDIA Working Hard to Promote Dairy Products ...
... Beef Referendum Is an Opportunity for Whole Beef Industry , " Beef , July 1977 , p . 6 . 39. " Egg Board Budgets $ 6.3 Million for 1979 , " Poultry Digest , September 1978 , p . 488 . 40. “ UDIA Working Hard to Promote Dairy Products ...
Contents
What Its Like to Be a Biomachine | 1 |
FactoryMade Pigs | 8 |
FactoryMade Beef | 15 |
Copyright | |
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