James Hutchens: Making humane choices

Editor’s note: This commentary is by James Hutchens, of Orange. This is a response to Arion Thiboumery’s Aug. 22 commentary, “Our slaughterhouse aims for transparency,” regarding Vermont Packinghouse citations.
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