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| Sows (female pigs) suffer through rapid cycles of impregnation, giving birth, and nursing, all while intensively confined. According to a March 2005 article in USDA's Agricultural Research, "Confining pregnant sows in stalls is a major well-being issue. It curtails movement and social interaction and fails to provide dirt or hay to satisfy their instincts to use their snouts to root for food." Nevertheless, these cruel crates are still the agricultural norm in U.S. factory farming. |
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