With "hormone-free", "cage-free" and "antibiotic-free" becoming common labels on our supermarket shelves, might "pain-free" be the next sticker slapped onto a rump roast? As unlikely as that may seem, progress in neuroscience and genetics in recent years makes it a very real possibility. In fact, according to one philosopher, we have an ethical duty to consider the option.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/pain-free-animals-could-take-suffering-out-farming
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ewen-callaway
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-care
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-breeding
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-cruelty
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cattle
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-products
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us