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| Humane myth. An idea being propagated by the animal-using industry and some animal protection organizations that it is possible to use and kill animals in a manner that can be fairly described as respectful or compassionate or humane. |
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Cayce Mell, sanctuary founder, humane police officer
What makes it all that much more disturbing to me is that this "humane myth" is being perpetuated by not only the industry but by some animal advocates and organizations as well. ...more |
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Cheri Ezell-Vandersluis, former dairy farmer, sanctuary founder
I can't imagine what goes through their minds. If you look into their eyes you can see the fear, and the abandonment. You've loved this animal, and then you've sent them off to this horrible death. ...more |
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Harold Brown, former beef farmer
I have often heard the word humane used in relation to meat, dairy, eggs, and other things like cosmetics. I have always found this curious because my understanding of humane is to act with kindness, tenderness, and mercy. ...more |
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Howard Lyman, former cattle rancher
My life experience has given me a better understanding of what is happening, and what a mistake it is to believe there is anything called "humane" slaughter. Animals have families and feelings, and to think that kindness before killing them is an answer is totally wrong. ...more |
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Michele Alley-Grubb, sanctuary founder
Consumers are now more confused than ever because they are being told simultaneously by some large animal rights/welfare groups as well as the animal-using industries themselves that it's okay, and even good, to use and kill some animals in place of others. ...more |
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Patty Mark, investigator, animal rescuer
I heard their screams and witnessed their fear and suffering in hundreds of places including slaughterhouses, industrialized farms, darkened sheds, open paddocks, feedlots and inside transport trucks/ships on four continents. ...more |
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Terry Cummings, sanctuary founder
As someone who has witnessed firsthand the terrible neglect and abuse of animals on these sorts of farms, I know that small scale farming is no more humane than large scale industrial farming. ...more |
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Wendy Valentine, investigator, sanctuary founder
We are often asked if we recommend meat, eggs and dairy products with labels suggesting they are "humanely" produced. We simply cannot, as such labels are always misleading. There is no way to create animal products free of injustice and cruelty. ...more |
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A Life Connected People everywhere are making choices more connected with their values. We are simplifying our lives, buying less, and living more, because we know the earth supplies enough for everyone‘s need, but not everyone‘s greed. ...more |  | Jan 2007
Vegetarian is the New Prius It turns out that raising animals for food is a primary cause of land degradation, air pollution, water shortage, water pollution, loss of biodiversity, and not least of all, global warming. ...more |  | Apr 2007
A Rare Glimpse Inside A "Free Range" Egg facility Their beaks were chopped off at the end. Their necks were featherless. Their combs were pale skin color untouched by the sun. These birds only had the grate they were standing on and the metal walls surrounding them until they died....more |  | Dec 2007
The Faces of "Free Range" Farming 100 spent hens, rescued from a "free range" egg facility, began their lives at Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary the day they were scheduled for slaughter... ...more |  | Mar 2008
The Politics of Optimism Cynicism is often seen as a rebellious attitude in Western popular culture, but, cynicism in average people is the attitude exactly most likely to conform to the desires of the powerful--cynicism is obedience....more |  | Apr 2008
Mama and Baby Chick The baby will cuddle up to mom and go up under her feathers, and kind of peek out at the world, and learn from mom and become a part of the flock....more |
Advanced Topics |  | Jul 2008
A Farm Boy Reflects So I‘ll enjoy the barbecues this summer, but I‘ll also know that every hamburger patty has a back story, and that every tin of goose liver pâté could tell its own rich tale of love and loyalty....more |  | Apr 2007
Gone 7 in 10 biologists believe that mass extinction poses a colossal threat to human existence...In a staggering forecast, Wilson predicts that our present course will lead to the extinction of half of all plant and animal species by the year 2100....more |  | Feb 2008
Guess Who's Coming As Dinner? She was a vegan and PETA activist in her younger days, and didn‘t actually eat meat until she began farming it herself. ...more |  | Mar 2008
Eggology Becomes First Egg Products Brand Certified Humane Endorsed by The Humane Society of the United States "...the welfare of chickens and all animals has always been of tremendous importance to me personally and to Eggology corporately."...more |  | Nov 2007
HFS flees the coop for sustainability the outreach director said that although beak trimming is an important issue, it doesn‘t compare to the cruel and inhumane confinement of hens in battery cages....more |  | Aug 2007
Why Vegetarians are Eating Meat For Andrew and about a dozen people in our circle who have recently converted from vegetarianism, eating sustainable meat purchased from small farmers is a new form of activism......more |  | Oct 2007
Eggland's Best to Receive Certification by American Humane Association We are very pleased that Eggland‘s Best recognizes the value of maintaining high standards of animal care in their operations and are confident that the brand will find the American Humane Certification good for both the animals and their business interests....more |  | Apr 2007
Veal to Love, Without the Guilt Changes in the industry have had a measurable impact on sales. D‘Agostino, the 20-store supermarket chain in New York, said that its sales of veal have jumped 35 percent since it began carrying "certified humane" veal only....more |  | Oct 2006
Invasion of the Movement Snatchers We should be concerned that today‘s animal movement so closely resembles the vision of moral compromise, division and debilitation put forth by an industry PR consultant....more |  | Sep 2007
Veal, without the cruelty Having cooked and eaten Browning‘s veal, I find it has more flavour than the usual pale version; all the delicateness of its continental counterpart and is just as tender. I believe that, ethics aside, when it comes to animals, taste is defined by life: what it ate and how it moved. As happy calves move around, they grow muscle, and giving them a balanced diet provides their bodies with what they need to get stronger - as nature intended. These differences produce a meat with a pinker tinge to it, which is known in the industry as "rose veal"....more |
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Animals, and Who They Are
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Religion, Spirituality & Humane Myth
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Vegans, Vegetarians Eating Meat
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Jenny Stein & James LaVeck, filmmakers
Our work as filmmakers has revolved around the awakening of conscience in the lives of ordinary people, and how this process leads to an understanding that we are all interconnected. ...more |
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