Animal Cruelty Research Paper

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Abstract 3
Introducing Animal Cruelty 3
Down On the Factory Farm 3
Antibiotics and Farm Animal Consumption 4
Antibiotics and Consumers Health 5
Where’s the Remorse 6
Here’s What You Can You Do 6
Taking the Farm Home with You 6
Works Cited 7

Abstract

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Introducing Animal Cruelty
Animal cruelty. Have you ever stopped for a minute and asked yourself if you are support it? Of course not, nobody could possibly be SUPPORTING animal cruelty, right? Well, lets take what you eat into consideration here. What if eating pork, chicken or beef was associated with supporting animal cruelty? Would you continue to courageously consume the same amount of innocent pigs, chickens and cows that are slaughtered for your
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