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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

athena

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2. "Free range" and "humane" are not government-regulated terms.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:38 AM

Mar 2019

You can put any combination of words you want on your factory-farmed product, pretty much.

Just because a milk or egg carton is covered with feel-good words and pictures doesn't mean it's not a product of torture and cruelty. Over 99% of the animal products at a grocery store come from the factory-farm industry.

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Good to know Beringia Mar 2019 #1

"Free range" and "humane" are not government-regulated terms. athena Mar 2019 #2