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Science, Health and Technology
10:02 am
Mon July 9, 2012

Hardee’s to end use of gestation crates

gestation crates
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Gestation crates for sows

The fast food chain Hardee’s says it will stop buying pork from suppliers who use gestation crates – the cramped metal cages where many industrial pork producers house pregnant sows for most of their adult lives.

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Talking Politics
1:11 pm
Tue April 10, 2012

Talking Politics for April 10, 2012

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Legislation before the General Assembly could lock in the legality of current livestock farming methods.

This week on Talking Politics, KBIA and Harvest Public Media's Jessica Naudziunas reports on ongoing strife between hog farmers and animal rights activists--a battle which could be decided by state legislators.

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