Matthew Scully quote: To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are ...

To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests.

~ Matthew Scully ~

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