Congress passed the Humane Slaughter Act (HSA) in 1958 and broadened it in 1978. Among the HSA's most important provisions is the requirement that all animals be rendered unconscious with just one application of an effective stunning device
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“The several dozen workers I met were good people, smart and honest people doing their best in an impossible situation. The responsibility lies with the mentality of the meat industry that treats both animals and "human capital" like machines.”
― Food, Ethics, and Society: An Introductory Text with Readings
― Food, Ethics, and Society: An Introductory Text with Readings
“One of the greatest opportunities to live our values—or betray them—lies in the food we put on our plates.”
― Food, Ethics, and Society: An Introductory Text with Readings
― Food, Ethics, and Society: An Introductory Text with Readings
“It is a tragedy when we miss those temporary callings. We miss our purpose, which is always evolving.”
― The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice
― The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice
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