Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

9, 2008 Note from KBJ: Some reasons for vegetarianism apply to all animals, from cows, pigs, and sheep to turkeys, chickens, and fish. Yet Al Gore does not even mention the need for Americans to reduce meat consumption as we attempt to rescue ourselves from the climate crisis. Michael Radkowsky Washington, Nov.

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Animal Person

JUNE 27, 2009

There's no remotely vegan or even vegetarian (though I'm not even sure what the latter would look like) message. Then they yank the heads, slit the throats, and de-feather and gut the chickens. They grill the chickens, and trust me when I say it's all presented as a peak spiritual experience. If there's a lesson in Food Inc.,

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Here’s another self-interested reason to not eat meat: Drug-resistant bacteria are routinely found in beef, chicken, and pork sold in supermarkets. last year—28 million pounds—went to pigs, chickens, and cows, which in turn creates a perfect breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant super germs. 70% of the antibiotics used in the U.S.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2008

April 21, 2008 To the Editor: Re “ Million-Dollar Meat ” (editorial, April 23): In vitro meat might not appeal to everyone, but I am guessing that the day PETA awards its prize money will be a happy day for the billions of land animals bound for slaughter. We call ourselves vegetarians. Vadim Liberman New York, April 23, 2008

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

Anna Lappé Brooklyn, July 31, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. As a recent convert to vegetarianism, I found that it reinforced my feeling that the eating of living, thinking, emotional creatures is just plain wrong. Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. 11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factory farming. A shift toward more vegetarian options would indeed benefit us all. Lawrence S.

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