'Cost-saver' in industrial livestock agriculture may usually be taken to mean 'moral shortcut.' Matthew Scully agriculturecostindustrial Change image and share on social
I have no doubt that President George W. Bush - a man, in my experience, of extremely kind and generous instincts, and back in Austin even a rescuer of stray animals - would be appalled by the conditions of a typical American factory farm or packing plant. Matthew Scully americananimalappall share on social
An environmentalist can oppose factory farming because it's reckless stewardship. A conservative can oppose factory farming because it is destructive to small farmers and to the decent ethic of husbandry those farmers live by. A religious person can oppose factory farming because it is degrading to both man and animal - an offense to God. Matthew Scully animalconservativedecent share on social