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Intensive farming creates a "Pain Echo Chamber" where impoverished environments deactivate natural pain-relief mechanisms, according to a major review. The study suggests current welfare standards and veterinary protocols systematically underestimate the biological intensity of animal suffering.

Pain is not solely a function of tissue damage but can be strongly shaped by environmental context. Its perceived intensity, duration, and likelihood—the cor...

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