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On Friday, Oct. 2, animal rights activists will take part in demonstrations and protests marking World Farm Animals Day.
According to a Farm USA press release, "This year's observance will target atrocities perpetrated in U.S. slaughterhouses and condoned by USDA in violation of the Humane Slaughter Act."
Farm USA portrays itself as mostly concerned with preventing abuse, which most Americans would agree should be prevented, but its literature indicates its ultimate goal is to end the use of animals for food:
We view these developments as but a beachhead for our continuing campaign to end the wanton abuse and killing of billions of innocent, sentient animal in factory farms and at slaughter houses.
Source:
Press Release, Farm USA, September 1, 1998.