Simon, Stephanie.

Ranchers Feeling the Heat. / Stephanie Simon. - Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 15. Human Relations, 1522-3248; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Ranchers Feeling the Heat, June 8, 2002; pp. A1+.

"Pressured by animal rights advocates who call branding barbaric, major restaurant and grocery chains will meet this summer [2002] to consider a ban on buying beef from cattle that have been branded....In response, researchers are scrambling to come up with alternative IDs that the cattle industry will accept." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article reveals how the age-old tradition of branding cattle is under attack by animal rights activists who call it barbaric.

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Animal rights.
Animal welfare.
Cattle--Marking.
Manners and customs.
Ranchers.

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