Humane Treatment of Farm Animals : Overview and Issues.

Provides overview of farm animal welfare issues, regulatory role of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and statutory authorities for farm animal care. Summarizes criticisms of and justifications for animal agriculture practices, and discusses Congressional action regarding on-farm care,...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Horses. Livestock. Meat. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of farm animal welfare issues, regulatory role of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and statutory authorities for farm animal care. Summarizes criticisms of and justifications for animal agriculture practices, and discusses Congressional action regarding on-farm care, horse slaughter, treatment of nonambulatory livestock, and humane slaughter.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.