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For Animals
Most Americans
love cats and dogs and would never think of eating them. In fact, it is
against the law to hurt these animals, and so many people treat them with
kindness. Sadly, animals who are raised for meat, milk and eggs are usually
treated very badly. Because people want to eat the foods they provide,
farm animals are not protected from harm and are normally treated in the
following ways:
- Most farm
animals in the United States spend their entire lives crammed inside
huge, dirty and dark buildings called "factory
farms."
- Egg-laying
hens, mother pigs and calves raised for
veal usually live in small cages or
crates and don't have room to stretch or turn around.
- Turkeys
and chickens are typically crowded indoors with thousands of other birds
and never see sunlight or breathe fresh air.
- Ducks
and geese raised for foie gras are forced to eat so much food they have
trouble walking, breathing and even moving around at all.
- Dairy
cows are usually treated like machines. They are forced to make enormous
amounts of milk and often become very tired and ill.
- Beef cows
normally spend the last months of their lives in extremely cramped,
dirty pens and often suffer from disease.
- Farm animals
are typically crowded onto big trucks so they can be taken to the stockyard
or slaughterhouse. On these trips, farm animals are usually scared and
stressed out, and many get hurt or sick.
- Like humans
and other animals, farm animals want to live long, healthy lives. As
you can imagine, these animals are terrified when they reach the slaughterhouse.
Here, they are often treated very badly and many feel great pain when
they are killed.
By becoming
a vegetarian, you can help keep
farm animals safe from harm. If you can't be a vegetarian right now, there
are also other ways to help. Click here to learn
how you can make a difference for farm animals.
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