A glimpse of hope
The Pew Charitable Trusts is funding a group, National Commission on
Industrial Farm Animal Production, which will spend the next two years
studying large-scale animal farming in the United States. This group is
made up of former government officials, ranchers, university experts and
authors. Their findings and recommendations could have significant
impact on issues such as animal welfare, environmental impact and the
and the use of hormones in animal production. As expected, there is at
least one organization that worries that this study might increase the
credibility of groups such as People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA). David Martosko, director of research at the nonprofit
Center for Consumer Freedom, believes that this commission is "tainted
by vegetarian bias."
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The hope of animal rights advocates is that this commission uncovers
the truth about the cruelty and suffering involved in raising animals
for food. By raising awareness, the public might be more prone to show
compassion for the creatures that endure unimaginable pain, stress, fear
and confinement. Hopefully, Christians, who are called to be good
stewards of all of God’s creation, extend their compassion to their
fellow beings.
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