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The US Animal Welfare Act (AWA), for example, sets minimum standards for handling, housing, and transport. The Humane Slaughter Act requires that animals be stunned before bleeding. The EU has gone further, banning veal crates and conventional battery cages for laying hens.
Why the difference? The philosopher Martha Nussbaum calls this the "species membership" fallacy. Welfare advocates try to solve this by demanding better conditions for farm animals. Rights advocates solve it by demanding we stop farming them. The US Animal Welfare Act (AWA), for example,
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