• unethical and inhumane.
• human exploitation of animals for food productin and biomedical.
• Food Safety
• contamination (E. coli), diseases (Mad Cow), Antibiotics and Hormones
• increase vegetarian and vegan diets

Ethical Concerns Expressed by people

• Depletion of animal populations                             (both endangered and not endangered)
• Disturbing ecological systems with animals      (Destruction of habitat and climate change, concerns for animal integral part)
• Species extinction-conservation of biological diversity                                                            (actions that cause suffering...global warming and polar bears)
  

Mid-level Ethical Principles

1. Provide Good Lives for Animals in Our Care
2. To Treat Suffering with Compassion
3. Be Mindful of Unseen Harm (out door cats eat birds)
   
4. Protect the Life-Sustaining Processes and Balances of Nature (conservation)

9 states inacted variying laws but nothing has been done at the Federal level

• all states on gestation stalls
• has a compliance period of 3-10 years
• no stipulation period
• all bypass science and economics

Poltry, Dairy and pigs

They focus on the systems in use and do not put the blame on the individuals.