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In an excerpt from Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer wrote:
“Language is never fully trustworthy, but when it comes to eating animals, words are as often used to misdirect and camouflage as they are to communicate. Some words, like veal, help us forget what we are actually talking about. Some, like free-range, can mislead those whose consciences seek clarification. Some, like happy, mean the opposite of what they would seem. And some, like natural, mean next to nothing.”
For more on the topic of language, please read these archived posts:
And to learn what labels like “free-range” or “certified humane” really mean, please take a look at this web page: http://www.humanefacts.org/labels.htm
Joan Dunayer’s article “English and Speciesism” is worth reading:
http://www.lanternbooks.com/toc.html?session=a985dc1dc8571d331e84bf12219d3a11&cat=16&id=0-9706475-5-7&tocid=64
If you want to learn more, I highly recommend reading her book “Animal Equality: Language and Liberation”