Feature: Protecting the rights of farmed animals
Every year, more than half a million pigs arrive at slaughterhouses around the country sick or severely injured. Unable to walk, these “downed” animals sometimes carry human transmissible diseases such as listeria, campylobacter, swine flu, and salmonella. Students in Lewis and Clark law school’s new Animal Law Litigation Clinic (ALLC) are facing off against industry and government to prevent animal suffering and protect the food supply, with the help of staff attorney Delcianna Winders.
Illustration by Sue Coe, Factory Pharm, 2001
