{"id":753121,"date":"2018-05-05T09:26:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T13:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=753121"},"modified":"2018-05-05T09:26:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T13:26:24","slug":"companies-love-to-say-their-products-are-humane-most-are-far-from-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=753121","title":{"rendered":"Companies Love to Say Their Products Are \u2018Humane.\u2019 Most Are Far From It."},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>It insults our intelligence when companies attempt to convince us that fur, wool, and down\u2014let alone meat, milk, and eggs\u2014can be produced humanely.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ANNE BRAINARD:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;Companies that exploit animals profit from their suffering in a business model that\u2019s being shunned by a growing number of socially conscious consumers&#8230; And companies are taking notice: They realize that sustainability and ethics are engines for business growth&#8230; However, instead of answering the demand for cruelty-free items with\u2014you guessed it\u2014cruelty-free items, an increasing number of companies continue to sell basically the same products that they\u2019ve always sold while attaching labels like \u201chumane,\u201d \u201cethical,\u201d and \u201cresponsible\u201d to them\u2014effectively duping caring consumers into believing that they\u2019re buying compassionately produced goods when they\u2019re really not&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The \u201cfree-range\u201d label tops the list of corporate sleight-of-hand tricks, implying that animals roam happily outdoors, basking in the sunlight and scratching around in vegetation&#8230; PETA\u2019s 2017 expos\u00e9 of a leading U.S. free range egg supplier tells a different story: Chickens were crammed so tightly into warehouses that it was difficult to avoid stepping on them\u2014the birds couldn\u2019t even extend their wings&#8230; Companies that claim to be environmentally friendly are regularly called out for \u201cgreen washing.\u201d If you\u2019re looking to invest in businesses that share your values, don\u2019t be duped by \u201chumane washing&#8221;&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>It insults our intelligence when companies attempt to convince us that fur, wool, and down\u2014let alone meat, milk, and eggs\u2014can be produced humanely. 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