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Chickens and Turkeys Deserve Humane Treatment, Too

Target: US Congress
Sponsored by: The Humane Society of the United States

Since the 1950s, federal law has required that animals be rendered "insensible to pain" before slaughter. Seems like such a modest requirement reflecting our society's belief that animals should not suffer unnecessarily, right? Yet this most basic requirement does not extend to more than 95 percent of the animals slaughtered for food in this country - 9 billion birds a year - simply because it excludes poultry.

We need your help to change this shocking situation. Poultry deserve the same basic protections that cows, pigs, lambs, and other livestock have. Join thousands of Americans who have already signed this petition urging Congress to amend the humane slaughter law. And then, please, tell a friend.

deadline: 2-24-2006
goal: 20,000

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2:01 pm PDT, Apr 24, Lela Moroz, Ohio

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12:59 pm PDT, Apr 24, Richard Mc Daniel, Michigan

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12:15 pm PDT, Apr 24, Kathryn Dalenberg, Alabama

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6:20 pm PDT, Apr 23, Julie Davis, Texas

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4:29 pm PDT, Apr 23, Carolyn Brickner, Ohio

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4:06 pm PDT, Apr 23, Melissa Dawson Chapman, Michigan

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