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Humane Treatment of Farm Animals on a Roll
California recently joined Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Oregon in outlawing the
confi nement of veal calves and/or pregnant pigs in crates so small they can’t turn
around. California’s law also encompasses millions of egg-laying hens, typically
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