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Factory Farming Forum and Rally
April 7th and 8th, 2002 - Trenton, NJ

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New Jersey is the only state with legislation requiring the development of standards for the "humane" raising of farm animals, and it is in position to lead the nation in banning inhumane farming practices. Please be part of this historic campaign, and help prohibit inhumane factory farming in the United States. Join with concerned citizens, celebrities, political and animal rights leaders to help stop cruel factory farming practices in New Jersey, and across the United States.

Celebrity Host: Grant Aleksander

• Gene and Lorri Bauston, Founders of Farm Sanctuary
Spoke about the Campaign Against Factory Farming in New Jersey and the need to recognize farm animals as ‘Sentient Beings' in the U.S., just as they have been recognized in other developed countries.

• Howard Lyman, Author, Mad Cowboy
Discussed concerns about mad cow disease and other hazards associated with factory farming, including agribusiness' efforts to silence critics. (Howard Lyman was a co-defendant with Oprah Winfrey in the beef industry's food disparagement lawsuit.)

• Wayne Pacelle, Senior Vice President, The Humane Society of the United States
Described legislative efforts currently underway in the U.S. to ban cruel farming practices, along with providing citizens with tools for affecting legislative change.

• Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University, Author, Animal Liberation
Addressed the question, "What are ‘ethical' humane standards for farm animals?"

•David Wolfson, Esq., Author, Beyond the Law
Described the status of farm animal protection laws in the U.S., and contrasted those with farm animal protection laws existing in Europe.

• Sue Coe, internationally acclaimed political artist and author of Dead Meat, spoke and sat for a special book and print signing.

Celebrity advocate Mary Tyler Moore, political and policy leaders and noted animal activists urged New Jersey to be the first state in America to ban cruel farming practices.

Among the inhumane systems which have been outlawed in other countries — and which should be prohibited in New Jersey — are veal crates for calves, gestation crates for breeding pigs, and battery cages for egg-laying hens. These systems are inherently cruel, and they can not be accepted under the "humane standards" mandated in New Jersey.

The ‘Rally Against Factory Farming' began at 10 a.m. on Monday morning, April 8, at the New Jersey State Capitol at 125 West State Street in downtown Trenton, and it ended at 12 noon. After the rally, NJ citizens were encouraged to visit the offices of their state legislators to urge them to support humane treatment standards for farm animals.

Presented by: Farm Sanctuary
Sponsored by: Compassion in World Farming, the Fund for Animals and the Humane Society of the United States