Factory Farm Livestock Meat 
Critter News
AUGUST 15, 2010
A recent agreement between farmers and animal rights activists here is a rare compromise in the bitter and growing debate over large-scale, intensive methods of producing eggs and meat, and may well push farmers in other states to give ground, experts say.
Critter News
APRIL 1, 2009
The meat industry will say yes, of course, all animals are treated and killed humanely. For some people, it is inhumane to eat meat in any situation, no matter how well the animal is treated prior to and during slaughter. However, the factory farm system we have in any country does not lend itself to either of the two criteria.
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Animal Person
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
Today's New York Times gives us Adam Shriver's Op-Ed " Not Grass-Fed, But at Least Pain-Free ," which presents its dilemma at the end: If we cannot avoid factory farms altogether, the least we can do is eliminate the unpleasantness of pain in the animals that must live and die on them. It would be far better than doing nothing at all.
Critter News
DECEMBER 9, 2010
The purpose is to make them happier as livestock. A team based at the CSIRO aims to use the study to reduce stress and pain in livestock. A team based at the CSIRO aims to use the study to reduce stress and pain in livestock. The research is being funded by Meat and Livestock Australia.
Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2012
Clearly a win for the damn livestock industry. A state law mandating "humane treatment" of downed livestock headed for the slaughterhouse was unanimously overturned Monday by the Supreme Court. It was a question of federal vs. state authority. And it was a unanimous decision. Read the full story at CNN.
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 6, 2008
The strongest part of [Peter] Singer's case against meat eating is his brief discussion of the world food crisis. More specifically, they eat far more meat than is necessary to maintain adequate nutrition. It is a patent truth that by any conceivable health standards most North Americans are overfed. One can only agree.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2008
To the Editor: Re “ Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler ” (Week in Review, Jan. 27): Mark Bittman answered my prayers by writing an article exposing how the meat industry contributes to global warming, world hunger and other issues plaguing our world. 27, 2008 To the Editor: “Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler” was misguided.
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