cruelty to animals

If those who consume mass meat products could witness either a) the conditions 95% of the animals in the factory farm industry have to endure, or b) the loss that is accruing in humanity’s inner life due to this animal abuse  - then the industry would grind to a halt overnight.  Surely the human race cannot be as diabolical as its relationship with the animal kingdom suggests.

Not only is factory farming unacceptable because of the mistreatment to animals but also workers - who else but the unskilled could possibly work in a slaughterhouse?  Emotional and physical stress to all - animals, workers, consumers...... the only winner is big ag

With so many security forces on hand in this modest town of about 40,000, nestled in a valley surrounded by high mountains, there was little chance of an outright demonstration in favor of the Dalai Lama. The test of wills played itself out instead around a theme unlikely to have been noticed by many of the tourists from China’s Han majority: whether or not to wear animal fur.