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27 February 2004 - 1:03 pm

Slate has an interesting article on the lives led by animals intended for human consumption. It's a bit disturbing, and I'm wishing I hadn't read it, but I think it's important for us to know the conditions that animals live in before we kill, butcher, and eat them.

Posted by on 27 February 2004 at 1:03 PM

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Did you know there is a law prohibitting you to take a picture of a hog factory in Missouri? Apparently politicians agree with the hog industry and think you'd rather not know about the conditions hogs are raised in.

Posted by Anonymous on 28 February 2004 - 10:44 AM

Gross gross gross. I like to eat meat, but it's awful how animals are treated. I think you can buy "free-range" meat but who knows how they are treated?

Posted by rkc on 2 March 2004 - 6:49 AM

According to the article, there is no restriction on the use of the term "free-range" and it can be applied "as long as there's *some* access to the outdoors, for *some* of the birds in a flock" (for chickens). Other meats have similar policies. The phrases to look for according to the article are "cage free" for chickens, "free-range or meadow-raised" for pork, and "grass-fed," "natural," or "never confined to a feedlot" for beef. Of course, all these terms are unrestricted, so the article encourages you to ask for details. I'm just not sure I want to know the details.

Posted by david on 2 March 2004 - 10:20 AM

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According to the article, there is no restriction on the use of the term "free-range" and it can be applied "as long as there's some access to the outdoors, for some of the birds in a flock" (for chickens). Other meats have similar policies. The phrases to look for according to the article are "cage free" for chickens, "free-range or meadow-raised" for pork, and "grass-fed," "natural," or "never confined to a feedlot" for beef. Of course, all these terms are unrestricted, so the article encourages you to ask for details. I'm just not sure I want to know the details. Gross gross gross. I like to eat meat, but it's awful how animals are treated. I think you can buy "free-range" meat but who knows how they are treated? Did you know there is a law prohibitting you to take a picture of a hog factory in Missouri? Apparently politicians agree with the hog industry and think you'd rather not know about the conditions hogs are raised in.
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