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Plucked naked before slaughter, to prevent feathers being spoilt by blood. Selective plucking of "ripe" feathers is condoned by the ostrich industry. Total plucking is not. However, since deregulation, the industry is unable to monitor farmers effectively and many ostriches like these suffer having all their feathers ripped out before slaughter. Register your protest at such inhumanity by refusing to buy ostrich products. |
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