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Let’s say one day your spouse tells you out of the blue that he or she bought a house and has gotten a job somewhere else, and that you’re both moving. It’s a big decision that will considerably affect your lives, yet you were left out until the decision had been made. How would you feel? 


That’s how pork farmers are feeling about some of their customers in the restaurant industry. 


This year a number of major chains have taken steps that they believe will improve their images with animal-welfare-minded customers: They have announced that they will require their pork suppliers to phase out the use of gestation crates, or preg...