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	<title>Let's Talk Farm Animals &#187; Consumers</title>
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		<title>Are Consumers Willing to Pay for Animal Welfare?</title>
		<link>http://www.letstalkfarmanimals.ca/2010/07/30/are-consumers-willing-to-pay-for-animal-welfare/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[We found this article interesting. Although it&#8217;s out of the United States, the findings would be mirrored in Canada  - OFAC
http://www.dairyherd.com/news_editorial.asp?pgID=675&#38;ed_id=11876&#38;news_id=28210&#38;ts=nl2
July 15, 2010 &#8211; Research presented recently at the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting looked at consumer-purchasing decisions when it comes to animal welfare.
What would happen if all consumers were informed about the different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PETA doesn&#8217;t bite the hand that feeds it</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted by OFAC (This article first appeared in OFAC&#8217;s February, 2010 newsletter)
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is well known for its outrageous and attention-grabbing antics, “behind the scenes” pressure tactics and for capitalizing on the efforts of others. At the same time PETA (and other animal rights groups) use more subtle methods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charity Navigator Downgrades Humane Society of the United States Ranking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richest Animal Rights Group Now Ranked Lower Than PETA

WASHINGTON, April 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) pointed to a newly downgraded rating from Charity Navigator as evidence that the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is not adequately fulfilling its stated charitable purpose.
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		<title>Animal Ag Alliance to Yellow Tail: Please Reconsider</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Animal Ag Alliance To Yellow Tail: Please Reconsider
02/12/2010 11:05AM 
In an effort to assist Yellow Tail Wines in determining its best opportunity to help animals, the Animal Agriculture Alliance has written a letter this week to the company’s owner, Cassella Wines. Yellow Tail Wines announced last week their intent to donate $100,000 to the Humane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animals aren&#8217;t 4-legged people</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[January 6, 2010 - Happy New Year to the readers of this blog. This article was printed in the Toronto Star over the holiday season and we think this columnist got the issue exactly right. Farm animals aren't pets and they definitely aren't 4-legged people. And, with only 1 in every 46 Canadians now actively farming, there is a huge disconnect between farmers and consumers. Enjoy the read - OFAC

The annoying tendency to anthropomorphize animals is likely from our lost connection to rural life

by Connie Woodcock, Out There

Toronto Sun, December 20, 2009

When I was a little girl, I fell in love with a series of books about a pig named Freddy and his barnyard friends on the Bean farm in New York State.

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