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Article: Nine billion and counting. (factory production of animals in agriculture)(includes a related article on waste and pathogens produced by agriculture)(Animals 2000)
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- Animals
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- May 1, 1998
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1998 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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As the modern farm relies more on factory production, animal protectionists develop new strategies to protect animals in agriculture.
Henry Spira has long been telling people what they don't want to hear. Well known for exposing the cruelties of testing cosmetics and household products on animals, the veteran social reformer has now set out to inform the American public about what they are eating for dinner.
He has let us know unpleasant facts about contaminants, medications, and sometimes diseases that make their way into many modern chicken, beef, pork, egg, and dairy products. But what Spira wants to tell us most of all is this: life on the farm is not ...