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Farm Sanctuary Gives Voice To Animals At Risk
March 07 , 2008 by EditorTEMPE, Ariz.— When Gene Baur, founder and president of Farm Sanctuary, began visiting stockyards to document conditions, he was appalled by what he found. Amid the stench and filth, animals were deprived of their most basic needs. Those who were injured or sick were destined to be unceremoniously thrown onto the "dead pile," rather than receive proper care. But when a sheep that had been cast aside and left for dead raised her head and looked at Baur, he was inspired to take immediate action. He rescued the sheep that fateful day, and "Hilda," as she was soon known, became the first resident of Farm Sanctuary, the nation's leading farm animal protection organization.
Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food, by Gene Baur, depicts the plight of the animals who are victims of industrial farming.
The truth is that farm production today does not depend on the family farmer with a small herd of animals, but instead resembles a large, assembly-line factory. Animals raised for human consumption are not only confined for the entirety of their lives, but also often live without companionship, fresh air, or even adequate food and water.
Farm Sanctuary is a thought-provoking examination of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk, and eggs. It addresses the systematic mistreatment of the ten billion farm animals who are exploited specifically for food in the United States every year—as well as the plight of farmers who fall victim to the "get bigger or get out" mantra embraced by corporate agribusinesses. Farm Sanctuary urges readers to extend the reach of human compassion and consume a kinder plate, making a better life for animals and for themselves.
Join Gene Baur when he discusses Farm Sanctuary at Changing Hands Bookstore on Friday, March 21, 7 p.m. at Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr.,Tempe, AZ. (SW corner of McClintock and Guadalupe)
Gene Baur is the president and cofounder of the nation's leading farm animal protection organization, Farm Sanctuary, which works to end cruelty to farm animals and promotes compassionate living through rescue, education, and advocacy. Since 1986 his organization has not only helped to enact groundbreaking laws and policies to help prevent sick and diseased animals from ending up on our menus but has also rescued sick, abandoned, and abused animals from farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses across the country.
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