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CHAPTER 16: WHY VEGAN?
1 PETA investigation of Aviagen Turkeys Inc.: http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=12245.
2 Ian Duncan, “Animal Welfare Issues in the Poultry Industry: Is There a Lesson to Be Learned?” Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 4, no. 3 (2001): 207–21.
3 A. B. Webster, “Welfare Implications of Avian Osteoporosis,” Poultry Science 83 (2004): 184–92.
4 Compassion Over Killing investigation of Michael Foods: http://www.cok.net/inthenews/releases/?pr=dunkincruelty-farm-investigation.
5 Mercy For Animals investigation of Quality Eggs: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/maine-eggs/.
6 Mercy For Animals investigation of Norco Ranch: http://www.upc-online.org/battery_hens/101608norco.html.
7 Duncan, “Animal Welfare Issues in the Poultry Industry,” 207–21.
8 L. A. Gustafson, H. W. Cheng, J. P. Garner, E. A. Pajor, and J. A. Mench, “The Effects of Different Bill-Trimming Methods,” Poultry Science 86 (2007): 1831–39.
9 Duncan, “Animal Welfare Issues in the Poultry Industry,” 207–21.
10 PETA investigation of Aviagen Turkeys Inc.: http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=12245.
11 Duncan, “Animal Welfare Issues in the Poultry Industry,” 207–21.
12 Compassion Over Killing investigation of Hudson Valley Foie Gras: http://www.cok.net/feat/hudsonvalley.php.
13 E. A. Pajor, “Group Housing of Sows in Small Pens: Advantages, Disadvantages and Recent Research,” in Proceedings: Symposium on Sow Housing and Well-being, Des Moines, IA, June 5, 2002, ces.purdue.edu /pork/sowhousing/ swine_02.pdf.
14 Highlights of Swine 2006 Part III: Reference of Swine Health, Productivity, and General Management in the United States, 2006, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, March 2008, http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/swine/index.shtml.
15 Ibid.
16 PETA investigation of Murphy Family Ventures: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316624,00.html.
17 PETA investigation of Hormel: http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2008/10/22/22-charges-filed-based-on-peta-investigation-at-hormel-supplier.aspx.
18 Mercy For Animals investigation of Country View Family Farms: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/pigs/.
19 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Quick Stats: http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats.
20 PETA investigation of Land O’Lakes: https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2515.
21 Mercy For Animals investigation of Willet Dairy: http://www.mercyforanimals.org/dairy/.
22 Humane Society of the United States Report: “The Welfare of Animals in the Veal Industry,” September 5, 2008, http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/farm/hsus-the-welfare-of-animals-in-the-veal-industry.pdf (accessed November 11, 2009).
23 Ibid.
24 Humane Society of the United States, “HSUS Investigation Results in Closure of Vermont Slaughter Plant,” October 30, 2009, http://www.humanesociety.org/news/press_releases/2009/10/vt_slaughter_plant_investigation_103009.html.
25 Compassion Over Killing investigation of transport of animals: http://www.cok.net/feat/usti.php.
26 Temple Grandin, “Recommended Captive Bolt Stunning Techniques for Cattle, www.grandin.com/humane/cap.bolt.tips.html (accessed October 28, 2009).
27 Kurt Vogel and Temple Grandin, “2008 Restaurant Animal Welfare and Humane Slaughter Audits in Federally Inspected Beef and Pork Slaughter Plants in the U.S. and Canada,” http://www.grandin.com/survey/2008.restaurant.audits.html (accessed October 28, 2009); and Livestock Slaughter 2008 Summary, United States Department of Agriculture: Economics, Statistics, and Market Information System, http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/LiveSlauSu//2000s/2009/LiveSlauSu-03-06-2009.pdf.
28 Grandin, “Recommended Captive Bolt Stunning Techniques for Cattle,” www.grandin.com/humane/cap.bolt.tips.html.
29 Joby Warrik, “Modern Meat: A Brutal Harvest,” Washington Post, April 10, 2001.
30 Jean-Pierre Ruiz, “USDA Veterinarian Testifies Agency Endangers Public Health,” Seattle Examiner, March 5, 2010, http://www.examiner.com/x-9726-Seattle-Pet-Laws-Examiner~y2010m3d6-Veterinarian-calls-for-overhaul-of-USDA-slaughterhouse-rules.