There is no such thing as “humane” animal farming. I’ve lived it; I know. Even on the smallest, most thoughtful of family farms like my grandparents’ farm, the animals will READ ON
Humane Farming
From “Ethical, Ecological” Pig & Sheep Farmer to Vegan
Looking head on, you can’t see it. Humanely raising and slaughtering pigs seems perfectly normal. In order to see the truth, you have to look askance, just like a pig READ ON
Bio-Individuality & The Myth That Some People ‘Just Need Meat’
While the idea that some people “just need meat or animal protein” sells plenty of books (Blood Type Diet, anyone?) nutritional requirements— in terms of the actual nutrients needed— are READ ON
On the Claim That “Humane Meat” Leads to Veganism
If someone tells me that he buys all of his flesh from a “humane” butcher and all of his lacteal secretions from a “humane” dairy farmer, this tells me that READ ON
Amy: The Face of So-Called Humane Meat
The story of Amy the turkey depicts a miraculous rescue and recovery in the face of great odds and exposes the truth behind so-called humane meat. Sandra Higgins, the director READ ON
Factory Farming vs. Alternative Farming: The Humane Hoax
“Animal agriculture is a business making money on the bodies of other sentient beings. This can never be free of a fundamental insensitivity towards the victims of the industry’s profits READ ON
From Bacon to Holiday Ham: A Day in the Life
Many people have by now seen the horrifying footage from Tyson Pork that Mercy for Animals released earlier this year. And while it’s certainly the case that farms exist where READ ON
Farmer Wants World to See What Humane Turkey Slaughter Looks Like
As an alternative to the horrific cruelty suffered by factory slaughtered turkeys, this farmer opened his doors to show the world what humane turkey slaughtering looks like on his farm. READ ON
The Ultimate Betrayal: Is There Happy Meat? An Excerpt from the Book
It is curious that people will show great concern for how farmed animals are treated when alive and yet do not seem to be troubled by their slaughter. This fact READ ON
The Happy Chicken Farmer Fantasy
By allowing his chickens to live 5 weeks longer than those raised on factory farms and by allowing them a few hours a day to forage on a pasture, the READ ON
Meet Your ‘Responsibly-Raised’ Meat
Humane washing takes many forms. On the smallest micro level, it sometimes crops up in your local farmer’s market. That’s where I found a new vendor in between the mushroom READ ON
Where Animal Welfare Gets It Wrong: Part I
“The right to life should be the bedrock of any movement that claims to be rights-based, as the animal rights movement by its very name, does. Not only because each READ ON
This Story of One Pig Represents the Seed of Factory Farming
There is something incredibly disturbing to me about the story behind this image. Apparently there is a tradition in Italy, as explained to me by my Italian Facebook friend and READ ON
A Closer Look at What So-Called Humane Farming Means
Many of the worst cruelties inflicted on animals in factory farms are also routine practices on small, free-range farms. Here are four of them: 1. Sexual violation and exploitation of READ ON
Examining Temple Grandin and the Humane Slaughter Paradox
Browsing Temple Grandin’s official website is a puzzle of ideas and positions on animals in agriculture that could leave you more confused about her conclusions than when you started. For READ ON
