Word: transporters
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...Congress acquiesced, passing a law that forced airlines—many of whom had previously refused to partake in this gory trade—to transport baby chicks. And, in 2005, Federal Express—the last big holdout—was similarly pressured into carting the animals...
...public-health risks of this trade are manifest. The outbreak of avian influenza in Southeast Asia in 2003 was accelerated by the transport of chickens between farms—the crowded and unsanitary conditions of transport, coupled with the weak immune systems of hungry birds, furthered disease transmission. SARS and Exotic Newcastle Disease spread through similar processes...
...Congress should act to prevent this abuse, using its right to regulate interstate commerce to stop the inhumane transport of animals. Students can avoid buying live chickens, or perhaps even the eggs they produce, this Easter. And the U.S. Postal Service should end the live chicken trade—a postal box is no place for a sentient being...
...loose. That way, they will never be at the same place at the end of a measure.” While we are still at Harvard after Juana Molina’s performance at the Brattle Theatre, listening to her music can, even if only for a short while, transport us to her vast musical playground...
...looming shortfall of hotel rooms, the municipality plans to add 7,500 rooms to the existing stable of 75,000 over the next few years. To help tourists choose, officials have introduced a fifth star for hotels, a rating many nations already have. And as part of the transport revamp, a direct rail link from central Paris to Charles de Gaulle is expected to go into service...