The most devastating critique of the welfare position is that it legitimizes exploitation. By making slaughterhouses cleaner, we convince the public that eating animals is ethical. As philosopher Gary Francione argues, welfare reforms are like "making the concentration camps more comfortable." Furthermore, welfare standards are notoriously hard to enforce. A "cage-free" hen often lives in a dusty warehouse with thousands of others, pecking order intact, suffering high mortality rates from disease.
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