Maine Bans Veal and Gestation Crates! May 14, 2009
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Chalk up another victory against the meat industry!
Maine has become the sixth US state to ban some of the cruelest methods of raising animals killed for food. Governor John Baldacci has signed into law a ban on gestation crates for pigs and veal crates for calves, both of which prevent animals from being able to even turn around.
It goes without saying that even without these crates, animals will still suffer terribly when raised and killed for their flesh. However, any steps that make it more difficult for the meat industry to torture animals is a step in the right direction, eh?
As you may recall, similar bans have passed in California, Florida, and various other states, so greedy meat industry executives are less than pleased, I'm sure. With any luck, these scenes will soon be a thing of the past:
Fun Facts: Maine is also the largest producer of wild blueberries in the world, and the only state in the U.S. whose name has just one syllable. Who knew?
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gotta love those fun facts...
but seriously, this is kickass.
this is a good step in the right direction :)
also: mmm, blueberries. :P
Posted by: dia at May 14, 2009 5:35 PMThis is indeed good news. The best way to change something is to do so gradually. If meat were banned in one day, there would be riots and revolts. But if it can be gradually taken away, then the future will allow us to live in a meat-free world. It begins with ACKNOWLEDGING the reality that animals are sentient beings who suffer emotional and physical pain just as humans do. And that's what Maine's ban is doing here.
Posted by: Doctor Minde at May 18, 2009 3:52 PMI feel this is a victory, but as "e" noted it could turn around to bite us in the butt. We should take this momentum to educate the people of Maine and the US about factory farms and animal cruelty, as well as vegetarianism and a vegan diet. We should also pursue a nationwide ban on veal crates and gustation pens as well as battery cages. We have to use this victory to push a bigger, maybe, nationwide victory and education.
Posted by: Green Elephant at May 18, 2009 5:29 PMYEAH :D. And bluberries are my favortie food 8P
Posted by: Melissa at May 18, 2009 7:27 PMA step for animal welfare, but the animals still don't have rights.
possibly surprising since maine is considered a "redneck" state. But killing an animal in one shot is much kinder than factory farms, well, kinda.
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Not to be rude, but i would hardly call that a victory. Won't this just make people want to buy more pig and veal because their raised better now. And won't it seem like other factory farmign practices aren't that bad because the worst abuses are not in practice anymore...
I dunno, it would be better if the maine governor guy went vegan and encouraged others to do so....
Posted by: e at May 14, 2009 3:48 PM