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Image of J_Frank_Parnell J_Frank_Parnell 09/04/09

Funny, I think most of the pain and suffering that cows and other factory farmed animals experience in this day and age has been brought on by genetic manipulation (e.g. selective breeding to make animals larger and fatter, which has resulted in them having leg/foot problems). Screwing with DNA is a dangerous endeavor, whether done by the breeder or the scientist. So far, the only losers have been the animals.

This sounds to me like some marketing ploy dreamed up by a geneticist to squeeze more money out of the Agriculture industry.
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