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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... cattle for the production of tender , fat - marbled steaks . Beef industry promotional organizations responded that cattle produce protein from grasses and roughage not edible by humans . They did not tell us , however , that more than ...
... cattle for the production of tender , fat - marbled steaks . Beef industry promotional organizations responded that cattle produce protein from grasses and roughage not edible by humans . They did not tell us , however , that more than ...
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... cattle feed because , according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture , it produces weight gains 30 percent faster than cattle on regular feed . • " 20 Controls over appetite and feed consumption are much sought after now that animal ...
... cattle feed because , according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture , it produces weight gains 30 percent faster than cattle on regular feed . • " 20 Controls over appetite and feed consumption are much sought after now that animal ...
Page 170
... Cattle feed , 72 additives in , 48-49 , 56-58 Cattle feeders , 15 Chemicals . See Additives ; Drugs Chickens , 1-8 . See also Layer hens ; Poultry broiler . See Broiler chickens featherless , 43 hatcheries for , 3 , 5 " naked - neck ...
... Cattle feed , 72 additives in , 48-49 , 56-58 Cattle feeders , 15 Chemicals . See Additives ; Drugs Chickens , 1-8 . See also Layer hens ; Poultry broiler . See Broiler chickens featherless , 43 hatcheries for , 3 , 5 " naked - neck ...
Contents
What Its Like to Be a Biomachine | 1 |
FactoryMade Pigs | 8 |
FactoryMade Beef | 15 |
Copyright | |
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