Farmers oppose cloning for food.(LOCAL NEWS)

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: January 4, 2007 | Copyright information

BARRE - The state chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association has taken a dim view of the Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve using cloned animals for milk production and meat.

Jack Kittredge, NOFA/Massachusetts social action coordinator said, "We are concerned because cloning inflicts needless pain and suffering upon the animals, imposes health risks on the human consumer, diminishes livestock biodiversity, and represents the failure of a key regulatory body to protect the public instead of private interests."

Animal cloning technology has ...

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