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Veganism is a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practicable—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of animals, humans and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals.

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A fire killed 18,000 cows in Texas. It’s a horrifyingly normal disaster. (www.vox.com)

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Fires on large-scale animal farms, or factory farms, are surprisingly common. Over the last decade, at least 6.5 million farmed animals, mostly chickens, perished in barn fires in the US, according to Washington, DC-based nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute (AWI).

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I drove thru a series of CAFOs once between Liberal, Ks and Dalton Tx and it was shocking how many cows are there right next to the highways. The infrastructure of cattle cars and dedicated rail, "processing" slaughter houses and shit lagoons was in plain sight and it was so horrifying.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I’ve driven there too, it literally looks like a hellscape.