World Farm Animals Day falls this year on Oct. 2, the writer reminds us.
I just learned about World Farm Animals Day, coming up on Oct. 2 . It has been around since 1983 and is meant to raise awareness about the animals abused and killed for food each year.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
I’ve learned that farm animals get neither on today’s factory farms. Male baby chicks are ground up alive or suffocated in garbage bags. Hens are crowded in small wire cages that tear out their feathers. Breeding pigs spend their lives pregnant in metal cages. Calves are snatched from their mothers upon birth, so we can drink their milk.Article content
The cruelty of factory farming drove me to replace animal products in my diet with plant-based meat and dairy items. I have since learned that my cruelty-free diet is also great for my health and for the health of our planet.I support Quebec and its right to protect its heritage, but travelling the Trans-Canada corridor within Quebec is an exercise in frustration and at times dangerous.
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