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		<title>I expect better from the New York Times</title>
		<link>http://www.letstalkfarmanimals.ca/2011/08/08/i-expect-better-from-the-new-york-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator Not being a foodie, I never knew who U.S. food writer Mark Bittman was until he broke out of the food world into the mainstream with his 2009 bestselling book Food Matters, “a look at the links among meat production and obesity, global warming, and other nasty features [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food animals are not pets</title>
		<link>http://www.letstalkfarmanimals.ca/2011/04/21/food-animals-are-not-pets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator The following letter to Reader’s Digest points out that even veterinarians can have misplaced views about animals. Dear Editor: The recent issue of Readers Digest carries an editorial titled “Food For Thought:  Pets are family, but chickens are food?” Written by a rural vet in Quebec, this editorial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a &#8216;factory farm&#8217; anyway? – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.letstalkfarmanimals.ca/2011/03/23/what-is-a-factory-farm-anyway-%e2%80%93-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator The over-used term &#8220;factory farm&#8221; never seems to be defined. Many farmers and others who work in the agriculture business consider it an insulting term, much like a racial slur that shouldn&#8217;t be tolerated.  Here is what one farmer thinks. Marlene Ottens lives on a farm with her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why farmers responded to a sled dog incident</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator Recent revelations about the circumstances behind a sled dog cull in Whistler B.C. has gotten world-wide attention and has spurred some of agriculture’s critics to capitalize on this attention.  One of several examples was a Vancouver Sun commentary in which the author surmises that the mass shooting of [...]]]></description>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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