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Bird Flu Has Spread to Dairy Cows in Five States
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Chipotle Claims Better Animal Welfare Standards, but a New Investigation Suggests Otherwise
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Wolves Sometimes Kill Farm Animals, but Hunting Them Is Prone to Backfire
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How the Farm Bill Could Quietly Reverse Prop 12
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California Poultry Processor Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million for Labor Violations
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Factory Farms’ Antibiotic Use Is Mounting, Despite Promises to Cut Back
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