The Fellowship of Life
By Margaret Lawson
How many have ever given serious thought to what 'factory farming'
really means in terms of suffering caused to the animals involved? Their
treatment can only be called cruel, immoral and a crime against
Creation. Moreover unnatural conditions cannot but cause disease in the
birds and animals themselves, so what of the health of those who consume
And now unnatural, mechanical contraptions have been designed for
cows and lambs. Where is it all to stop? Is it not time that we refused
to eat the products of the factory farm, and supported all efforts to
have the Government ban it altogether? (Denmark has already outlawed the
battery system of egg production). So shall we help to bring to an end
this "living death for animals"?
Life and Work magazine
From the June edition:
Cruelty to animals
I'd like to underline Margaret Lawson's letter (April) about the
conditions in 'factory farming'. As if those were not bad enough,
apparently a further fiendish contraption, imported from Sweden, is in
It seems animal lovers can do little about it except to write to
their MP's asking them to take action.
'Factory farming' is morally wrong. To deprive living, sentient
creatures of liberty, as is done with battery hens, calves and other
farm animals is cruel. If domestic pets were treated in such a way their
owners would be heavily fined!
God gave man dominion over the lower animals for use and enjoyment
not for abuse.
In the long run, as "the mills of God grind slowly", so will our
exploitation of dumb animals bring an aftermath of judgment of some
(Miss) M.M. Matheson,
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