To the slaughter

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To the slaughter

 

The Guardian

January 17, 2001

 

MPs are today expected to vote for a ban on fox hunting, but is their

concern for animal welfare misplaced? Sure, the end may be bloody and

painful for the few unlucky animals that find themselves in the jaws of

the hounds, but what about the millions of chickens that make their last

journey shackled upside down? Or the pigs that endure brutal conditions

to satisfy our taste for bacon? In an attempt to place the plight of the

fox in context, Merope Mills asked experts to evaluate the suffering

experienced by a range of animals at our hands. Our scoring system is

far from scientific, but the results make uncomfortable reading.

 

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