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On the Western plains, horses, sheep, and cattle 

 are raised in large numbers, and the suffering they 

 endure, during winters, especially, is horrible. As a 

 rule, the large herds are not protected from the 

 snow-storms, and thousands starve and freeze to 

 death every year. While young, they are branded 

 with red-hot irons, and many of them are rebranded 

 many times. When they are finally shipped, they 

 undergo great suffering from being overcrowded 

 and exposed to heat and cold, and, in addition, are 

 often starved and beaten and mutilated by the 

 drovers. Like human slavery of old, the suffering 

 of living beings is not taken into consideration 

 when there is prospect of financial gain. 



