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Dairy sector next likely target of animal activists

Animal rights activists have already taken on the veal, pork, egg and broiler chicken industries, and it could be only a matter of time before the dairy industry becomes their next target, a poultry veterinarian said.

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Animal rights activists have already taken on the veal, pork, egg and broiler chicken industries, and it could be only a matter of time before the dairy industry becomes their next target, a poultry veterinarian said.

Kate Barger-Weathers, DVM, director of world animal welfare for Cobb-Vantress, was at the Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit to discuss the activists’ push for slower-growing broiler breeds, and near the conclusion of her session, she was asked what animal agriculture sector was likely to become the activists’ next target.

She answered the question with a question: “How many of you all work with black and white cows?”