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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Even for animals that we kill and eat it should be done as humanly as possible, in a way that brings little or no suffering to the cow/pig/etc.
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Which would be a FAARR cry from what we have today.
There currently is a bill at the federal level that would crack down on animal cruelty. As stated in the first link, this bill, in various formats, has been in front of the house for TEN YEARS.
http://openparliament.ca/bills/41-1/C-414/
http://openparliament.ca/bills/41-2/C-232/
http://openparliament.ca/bills/41-2/C-274/
Who are the most vocal opponents of these bills? Why is there such foot-dragging? Animal agri-business. Agri-business lobbiests are demanding complete exemptions from any animal cruelty bills. Hunter groups are also active in promoting the status quo.
Not much has changed during those 10 years, except the party in power:
http://www.producer.com/2002/03/rura...-cruelty-bill/
So long as we are willing to close our eyes to the suffering that benefits us, it will be difficult to increase penalties against dog/cat torturers.