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Insects are everywhere in farming and research − but insect welfare is just catching up

  • Written by Bob Fischer, Professor of Philosophy, Texas State University
Insects are everywhere in farming and research − but insect welfare is just catching upEmployees sort crickets by size at a farm in Thailand. AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

Did you know your lipstick might be made from beetles? Or that some cat food may soon be made from flies?

People farm insects for all sorts of reasons: Farmers rear bees to pollinate billions of dollars of crops, textile companies raise silkworms for their cocoons, and...

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