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Monday, October 22, 2007 12:00 AM

Earth to PETA

Meat is not the No. 1 cause of global warming. Yet our diet is cooking the planet, and one surprising staple turns down the heat.
By Liz Galst

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  • Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:33 PM

    Reniga, factory farming cannot be defended.

    You think that the fact that some factories let their birds actually flap their wings at some point during their entirely indoor lives somehow mitigates the cruelty of factory farming?

    Who exactly do you work for?

    http://factoryfarming.com/

    Moreover, whether an animal is raised in a filthy factory farm, or is raised in a natural setting, the end result is the same: a slit throat, a life taken, and all for the sake of someone's taste buds.

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