[IMC-Boston-Editorial] new feature: Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) Will Spread Factory Farming and Threaten Wildlife in Central America

[Matthew Williams]

This is a locally produced feature that is of potential interest to 
Boston's immigrant communities from Central America. -- Matt

Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) Will Spread Factory 
Farming and Threaten Wildlife in Central America
by homefries,

AUDIO: A coalition of 102 animal rights groups around the U.S. has 
formed to call attention to the cruelty that the Central American Free 
Trade Agreement is expected to inflict upon farmed and wild animals in 
Central America. National non-profits such as In Defense of Animals, 
Farm Sanctuary, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and 
Wetlands Preserve are among the groups in the coaliton.

CAFTA was ratified by an extremely narrow margin in the U.S. House of 
Representatives during the wee hours of Thursday morning, July 28th. 
Pattrice Jones of the Eastern Shore Chicken Sanctuary and Adam Weissman 
of Wetlands Preserve talk about what this agreement means for animals' 
lives.

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31 Jul 2005 | Filed under: News / Environment : Globalization : Human 
Rights : International