http://www.peopleproductivityplanet.com/2010/02/not-for-the-birds/ A forum exploring sustainable business Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:13:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.peopleproductivityplanet.com/2010/02/not-for-the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Brendan O'Connell Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:37:32 +0000 http://www.peopleproductivityplanet.com/?p=38#comment-10 I think that Dr. O'Sullivan is completing correct in stating that animal welfare laws in Australia lag the rest of the developed world. Moreover, changes to laws and the policing of them do not have to result in dramatic increases in our cost of food. For example, free range eggs are not dramatically more expensive when compared to those produced in battery cages yet we seem to resist reforms that would be so less harmful to animals. I think that Dr. O’Sullivan is completing correct in stating that animal welfare laws in Australia lag the rest of the developed world. Moreover, changes to laws and the policing of them do not have to result in dramatic increases in our cost of food. For example, free range eggs are not dramatically more expensive when compared to those produced in battery cages yet we seem to resist reforms that would be so less harmful to animals.

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