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Procedures that increase the sustainability of agriculture often result in animals being treated more humanely:both livestock in animal and mixed farming and wildlife in arable farming. Equally, procedures ensuring humane treatment of farm animals often increase sustainability, for example in disease control and manure management. This overlap between sustainability and humaneness is not coincidental. Both approaches can be said to be animal centered, to be based on the fact that animal production is primarily a biological process. Proponents of both will gain from recognition of commonality and development of cooperation. A collaborative approach to humane sustainable agriculture will benefit animals, people, and the environment.
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Appleby, M.C. Sustainable Agriculture is Humane, Humane Agriculture is Sustainable. J Agric Environ Ethics 18, 293–303 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10806-005-1490-9
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