Would Pain-Free Animals Make a More Humane Hamburger?

Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 16:21 in Biology & Nature

(PhysOrg.com) -- With advancements in genetic engineering, researchers say that it may soon be possible to breed farm animals that don't feel pain. The suggestion has sparked controversy on whether denying animals the ability to feel pain is inhumane itself, even if it does limit the amount of suffering the animals endure when raised at factory farms.

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