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Standard Agricutural Practices

From HumaneFacts.org
August 2023

The following practices / mutilations are common on small and large farms, even those that have been certified ‘humane.’ Even the most rigorous humane label in the U.S., 'Animal Welfare Approved,' permits all these practices to be performed without anesthetic.

Severe Confinement / Crowding

'free range' Chicken farm
“Free-Range” Chicken Farm

Branding

Calf branding
Calf being branded

Issues and images include:

  • Severe Confinement / Crowding
  • Debeaking
  • Castration
  • Branding
  • Ear Notching
  • Tail Docking
  • Dehorning / Disbudding
  • Nose Ringing
  • Artificial Insemination / Sexual Violation
  • Artificial Insemination – Turkeys
  • Artificial Insemination – Cows
  • Artificial Insemination – Pigs


Please read the ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE.


Reminder: Even the most rigorous humane label in the U.S., 'Animal Welfare Approved,' permits all these methods to be performed without anesthetic.


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