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StoryDrops's avatar

Thanks for sharing that story ...

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Susan Forste's avatar

It's greed and utter cruelty. This wouldn't be possible without the absence of respect for life. I hadn't seen that NYT feature. Thank you and thanks to the NYT. I'm going to urge my Congress people to do something to stop it.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

We all should.

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Catini's avatar

And then those corporate monsters will raise the price of human chicken and pet food to compensate for "scarcity." It's win, win, win for them every which way.

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Jonathan Allen's avatar

A likely factor in this wasteful, cruel, and destructive practice is that in the U.S., bribery of politicians is legally permitted, so long as one calls it a "campaign contribution."

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

well said and true. and it emphasizes that only deep complex change can really alter this and so many other commercial and political systems that rely on and enforce monumental inequality of rights and power.

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carolyn semiglasow's avatar

Ahhh. 'Once more unto the breach'... if only someone would scream "enough is enough?" I mean, I just heard that solution proposed for the hundredth time in regard to Gaza and that tragedy has been resolved right? Some days I just despair a bit.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

I'd settle for 'some days.' and unfortunately screaming or crying give me a headache.

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Edie Shedd's avatar

Disgusting!

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Yes.

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Sue Johns Le Grand's avatar

We do it to people also. Rather than try to solve a problem, we do the easiest thing, which is often a living thing that we deem the source of the problem. My mother used to read Rachel Carson to us. Makes me think we need someone with her skills to explain the stupidity of this to all of us.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Oh, yes. but not just easy and stupid, i think. there is also GREED.

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Sue Cloutier's avatar

We asked for it. The chickens didn’t. Industrialized agriculture is just wrong as is our uncaring healthcare system. Compassion should rule not profit.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

Yes.

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Judith's avatar

This is so distressing, it's hard to form a decent thought. What we do to our animals is horrendous and hope that somewhere in their gracious hearts, they forgive us.

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Terry J. Allen's avatar

But that they never forgive the CAFO kings. picture the army of livestock invading their houses at 2am and ... well imagine.

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