"Curly Sue" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 15:14:02 -0500, Pan Ohco > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 18:22:29 GMT, "Marcelino"
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Please examine what we do to animals on factory farms and in
> >>slaughterhouses, denying animals everything that is natural to them
> >
> >What we do to animals is to restrict their movements. If they were
> >thinking beings that might be a problem. But they are not. Other then
> >that the human feed & water them and keep them alive longer then if
> >they had been in the wild.
>
> Yes, it's a problem, even if you mistakenly believe that only humans
> think. How could anyone who claims to have humanity not be disgusted
> by veal crates, gestation cages, or discarding half-dead animals in
> piles?
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Those conditions are hardly the standard, with the possible exception of the
veal, which I wouldn't eat on a bet.
The poster was, I believe, referring to reputable farms that are run
properly.
I come from a long line of farmers, none of which own veal crates, or
gestation cages...and they certainly don't discard half dead animals in
piles.
Of course there are going to be people who are callous and cruel in the
farming industry....just as there are in every walk of life. That doesn't
mean the whole industry is bad, just those people.

kimberly