pig
Jul 21 2008, Samridh Dhawan

Most Australians are disgusted by animal cruelty. That is why Animals Australia has launched an extraordinary radio campaign, ‘Lucy Speaks’, to aware caring consumers to the truth about how over 90% of pork, bacon and ham is produced in this...

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Two Guinea pigs, wearing Peruvian local dresses, are displayed during the Guinea pig food festival in Huacho, Peru, Sunday, July 20, 2008. Guinea pigs are native to the high Andes, and have been an important source of protein for millennia. Nowadays, in...