DOW is doing the new "in" thing with radical animal rights groups. And that's to propose laws that will make it so prohibitively expensive to do business with X animal, that people just can't afford to and they get out of the business completely. It's easier to convince people to vote on an issue, or create a law, etc, that only places "common sense" or "ethical" requirements on sellers than it is to "ban" things. So, they're taking the easy road.

Check out the future of egg farming in California if you need an example!

jb