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Article: Man and beast
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 18, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Did you spare a thought for the animal you munched on for
breakfast? Did you know how it was produced? If you didn't, you
are not alone. The meat industry is dedicated to hiding the truth
of flesh production from your eyes. And to a large degree, it has
succeeded.
The industry doesn't want you to know that poultry are
habitually doped with a range of antibiotics and drugs to boost
production; that up to a quarter of British cattle are fed illegal
and highly dangerous drug cocktails for the same reason; and that
four million lambs a year die from exposure and disease within
hours of birth.
The industry does not want the consumer to realise that modern
broiler chickens are forced to grow so ...