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Pigs as Presents: Why Giving Animals to People in Need Is Not a Good Idea

Pigs as Presents: Why Giving Animals to People in Need Is Not a Good Idea

by Mark Hawthorne | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog

With some big gift-giving holidays coming up, I’m posting this excerpt fromBleating Hearts, in which I expose the popular practice of giving animals as a way to alleviate hunger and poverty. The concept sounds wonderful to many people: Help end hunger by providing a...

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