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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

What will it take for us, and our public health leaders, to question our addiction to meat and tolerance of factory farming? The meat industry is environmentally devastating, incredibly inhumane and now potentially the end to us all. Program, University of California, San Francisco.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

5, 2009 To the Editor: I ate my last hamburger last night. It’s a terrible but ultimately not surprising tale, given the continued lack of self-regulation and the emphasis on profit over safety in the meat industry. coli O157:H7 and other disease-causing microbes from raw meat and poultry. Victoria Bridgehampton, N.Y.,