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Walking the Talk ??? Organic, Humane, and Local
Posted on May 17, 2007
???Smithfield is taking a first step in phasing out crates for pigs, but I???m concerned about 1) the lack of producers moving to truly humane animal husbandry standards and 2) the recovery of the family farm,??? my colleague at the Animal Welfare Institute told me.Yes, group housing for thousands of breeding sows in warehouses is a much better option than sows being crated within that warehouse and I really laud this improvement, however, Smithfield's practice still entails:??? Pigs living their lives on slatted floors , breathing in urine and manure-filled pathogens as feces fall through the...
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