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Burger King jumps on the humane bandwagon
Cage-free Croissan'wich, anyone? |
Jason D Scorse |
28 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This has been a big week for animal-welfare advocates, as BK now commits to buying eggs and pork from animals that have not been raised in cages. There are big environmental impacts here as well, although I'm still trying to sift through them. |
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| Topics: agriculture, animal welfare, food, green living (all these topics) |
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Is humane meat better for the environment?
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Jason D Scorse |
26 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| According to this NYT article, one of the country's biggest restaurant moguls has decided that he will only sell humanely treated animals in all of his restaurants. This is, in one sense, a great victory. But I fear that there may be unintended consequences. Humane meat is likely to be nearly as environmentally intensive and inefficient as factory-farm raised meat (requiring much more water, energy, and producing much more CO2 than plant food) so by convincing the ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, animal welfare, food, green living, sustainable ag (all these topics) |
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