Humane Farm Animal Care <\/a>about a decade ago to recognize farmers for their transition toward more humane treatment of farm animals. Douglass is not a vegetarian; she believes, though, that farm animals should be treated humanely from birth to death.<\/p>\nSo I asked Douglass, “Who should define humane treatment?”<\/p>\n
“How about the animals?” she said.<\/p>\n
“Right now, current industry standards define humane treatment by whether the animals are producing, eating and growing. If they aren’t growing fast enough, they are given hormones. If they are confined too closely, they are given antibiotics to prevent disease. These are not natural living conditions for the animals.”<\/p>\n
Douglass said gestation stalls, battery cages and other confinement housing systems do not allow animals to move naturally.<\/p>\n
To put this in terms most people can understand, she quoted Dr. Temple Grandin, who not only serves on the Humane Farm Animal Care’s highly regarded scientific committee but also is considered one of the nation’s top authorities on the development of humane protocols for farm animals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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