ANS Beef Intro

The issue of animal rights and the moral status of animals dates back at least to the:

• ancient Greeks

• hippie movement

• settling of the United States

• War between the States

Decisions and regulations about animal welfare should be made on the basis of:

• emotions

• politics

• pressure from lobbying

• scientific information

Compared to animal welfare groups, animal rights groups tend to be:

• less vocal about their beliefs

• more radical in their activities

• more supportive of animal agriculture

• more timid in their activities

The trend in NC for the past ten years is for swine farms to:

• convert to dairy

• decrease number of hogs produced

• increase in number of hogs produced

• remain about the same in hogs produced

Hooves, horns, bones, and hides are animal by-products used to produce:

• artist brushes

• gelatin

• potted meat

• medicines

Where among the fifty states does NC rank in cash receipts from the sale of hogs?

• top 10

• middle 10

• bottom 10

• last place

The total elimination of all animal use by humans is the goal of activists who believe in:

• animal rights

• animal welfare

• beating animals

• overworking animals

The skin or hide of cattle is used to make:

• fuel

• leather

• wood

• wool

Health concerns have caused an increase in consumption of:

• beef

• eggs

• pork

• poultry

Animal welfare groups are opposed to:

• cruel treatment of animals

• neutering or castrating animals

• producing livestock for food

• use of animals to benefit people