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Out of your time of doing this, has anyone from the farms ever tried to justify why they do these actions?

A good book by Temple Grandin (Animals make us human) explains how she goes into farms and audits them on these behaviors. She trained them not to do these behaviors because acting better around the livestock actually increased efficiency and reduced cost by about $1,500 PER DAY.

So what makes these people behave this way when its proven it actually costs them/the company money?

Good point about the abuse. As a pre-vet student (animal & nutritional sciences) I find it shocking how people are okay with how farm animals are treated but so shocked when those same things are found in puppy mills such as the cages, weened too early, etc.

As a meat eater I do see the point in keeping animals as a food source but the way we keep them needs a radical change. I understand there is no "humane" way to raise an animal with the intent of just killing it some day. However, there are ways to raise animals in a way that ensures they live a happy and healthy life until the moment they are dispatched.

With that being said, what are your thoughts on those statements? Are you of the opinion farms shouldn't exist period or are you just advocating better treatment of the animals?

They usually sell them on US military bases. So get to be friends with some of the people stationed at the base and I'm sure you can get some.

What are your thoughts about T-mobile and their actions that go against net neutrality?

It seems that people only want net neutrality when something emerges that is negative to them. In the case of T-mobile they are selectively giving certain media unlimited data, they are also selectively placing caps on other media. At its core, this goes against net neutrality but people don't seem to mind since it "benefits" them. Shouldn't we be fighting to ensure all media is treated the same with no preferences?

Why do you think the state is so reluctant to give up old technologies and move into modern times?

I'm from WV (logan county) and currently going to school at WVU. I have family in the coal industry that have lost their jobs so I've seen the pain. However, it seems like the state is refusing to just get over it and move onto modern times. I was listening to the radio a few months ago and they were discussing plans to invest something like $350million into a pipeline/oil refinery in the state to compensate for the coal industry dying.

Why trade one old, dirty method of energy for another? Why not try to move the state out of these industries into something that is actually sustainable.