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JULY 2, 2017

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JUNE 1, 2017

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MAY 1, 2017

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APRIL 1, 2017

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Here are the posts from February 2007.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Here are the posts from March 2007.

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JANUARY 2, 2017

Here are the posts from January 2007.

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JULY 17, 2007

As reported in this Northern Star story, on July 5, 2007, Cavel International, the last remaining horse slaughterhouse operating in America, was ordered by U.S. For previous posts on the ethical issues surrounding the slaughtering of horses for human consumption, see here , here , and here. Happily, that struggle is finally over.

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JANUARY 2, 2008

How many people and animals must pay with their lives before we acknowledge that big cats don’t belong in captivity? 28, 2007 The writer, on the staff of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, writes for its Animals in Entertainment Campaign. Jennifer O’Connor Norfolk, Va.,

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MARCH 21, 2007

If we’re going to raise farm animals and then kill them to eat them, we should say so. March 14, 2007 To the Editor: Contrary to the assertions in Nicolette Hahn Niman’s attack on modern pork production, America’s 67,000 pork producers treat their animals humanely. Catherine di Lorenzo Woodbine, Ga., Jill Appell Pres.,

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AUGUST 6, 2007

If people won’t be responsible for their animals on their own, it’s time to make carelessness criminal. July 31, 2007 The writer is the director of Domestic Animals and Wildlife Rescue & Information for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Daphna Nachminovitch Norfolk, Va.,

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APRIL 1, 2008

The previous best month was November 2007 (3,836 and 127.8). There were 4,200 visits to this site during March. That's an average of 135.4 visits per day, which is a record. I assume that many of the visitors have come here from Dot Earth. Mylan and I are grateful to Andrew Revkin for the link.

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MARCH 1, 2008

The best month, in terms of both overall visits (3,836) and average visits per day (127.8), was November 2007. There were 3,689 visits to this blog during February. That's an average of 127.2 visits per day. So February just missed being the best month ever. Thanks for visiting. What would you like Mylan and me to write about?

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APRIL 2, 2007

March 27, 2007 To the Editor: Livestock producers raise their animals under humane standards and under the care of a veterinarian. Dave Warner Director of Communications National Pork Producers Council Washington, March 28, 2007 To the Editor: Regardless of how “humanely” an animal is raised, it still has to be slaughtered to be eaten.

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JULY 5, 2007

Andrew Kimbrell Executive Director Center for Food Safety Washington, June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Henry I. June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Henry I. June 29, 2007 The writer, a consultant, was vice president for agriculture of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, a trade group, from 1997 to 2005. Val Giddings Silver Spring, Md.,

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MAY 23, 2007

Amy Joy Lanou Washington, May 21, 2007 The writer is senior nutrition scientist, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. May 21, 2007 To the Editor: “Soy milk and apple juice” is not a vegan diet. Kelly New York, May 21, 2007 To the Editor: Thank you for publishing Nina Planck’s excellent article, “Death by Veganism.”

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FEBRUARY 1, 2008

The best was November 2007 (two months ago), when there were 3,836 visitors (127.8 This past month (January), there were 3,484 visitors to this blog, which is an average of 112.3 That's the second-best month ever. Thanks for visiting. Please come back regularly.

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JUNE 17, 2007

When that happens, you’ll understand the bond between human and companion animal of which Mr. Phillips wrote. June 12, 2007 To the Editor: It’s strange, I have started to do the same thing as Arthur Phillips—counting my years by my beloved whippet, Gracie. June 11, 2007 Note from KBJ: I concur. Sherrill Durbin Tulsa, Okla.,

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DECEMBER 24, 2007

It’s time to stop pandering to hunters and the gun lobby and turn to humane measures to control the deer population and outlaw this barbaric pastime. Rebecca Sunshine Hartsdale, N.Y.,

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

On top of that, think of the growth of a healthier and slimmer population that wasn’t burdened by the costs of poor health brought on by animal consumption. Roy Esiason Granville, N.Y.,

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AUGUST 5, 2007

Mary de La Valette Porter Cove, New Brunswick, July 31, 2007 The problem is that there is no possible answer to why we allow such cruelty, other than that we are barbarians. Is that why we conveniently omit it from all discussion? Shame on us.

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JUNE 1, 2007

That makes it the second-best month ever, not far behind April 2007. This blog had 2,708 visitors during May, which is an average of 87.3 visitors per day. Thanks for visiting. I hope you are making use of the bibliography in the sidebar. If there is a website that you think should be added to the blogroll, please bring it to my attention.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

The use of chimpanzees for research has declined significantly in the last decade mostly because of high costs and growing public opposition to relying on these animals in invasive experiments. 13, 2007 The writer is a program director at the Humane Society of the United States. Kathleen Conlee Washington, Nov.

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MARCH 18, 2007

The March 11, 2007 episode of the Stanford University radio program "Philosophy Talk" focuses on animal minds. Their guest is Colin Allen of the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University, Bloomington. Stanford Philosophy Professors John Perry and Ken Taylor host the show.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2007

In this country, this lesson is usually less direct: that it is somehow logical to teach kids to love and respect animals while feeding them animals that have been raised and slaughtered in genuinely terrible conditions. 19, 2007 Note from KBJ: I would replace "living" with "sentient." Machtinger San Francisco, Nov.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Eliminating factory farms and the like will happen only when a majority of consumers recognize their shared responsibility for the food system and start paying farmers a fair price. Hamilton Mill Valley, Calif.,

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MAY 27, 2007

But in a Darwin letter of April 3, 1880, which I have, where he thanks Georg Heinrich Schneider for sending him a copy of his recently published treatise “Der thierische Wille”—a valuable contribution to animal psychology—Darwin seems to sum up his life’s work in one sentence: “Everything about the minds of animals interests me greatly.”

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DECEMBER 18, 2007

The use of animals in entertainment when animal cruelty is involved is deplorable, whether it is dog fighting or bull riding. Brad Goldberg President, Animal Welfare Trust Mamaroneck, N.Y., Corporations should reject the notion that this is a sport worthy of their ad dollars.

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MARCH 11, 2007

March 5, 2007 The writer is an owner of Fasig-Tipton , North America’s oldest thoroughbred auction house. To the Editor: Why would publicizing the ill treatment of slaughter-bound horses detract from the “undue suffering of other food animals,” as Christa Weil suggests? John Hettinger Pawling, N.Y.,

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

6, 2007 Note from KBJ: I couldn't resist highlighting the metaphors. Now that the carriage industry is being held under a microscope, it’s clear that it puts a black mark on the city. There is only one way to avoid future noncompliance and free city resources that are already spread too thin —institute a ban. Jackie Vergerio Portsmouth, Va.,

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APRIL 10, 2007

This month the management posted announcements stating that as of January 2007 (3 months ago, even though announcements were only posted this month) their new policy was that all cats must be declawed on their front feet, or else cat owners will face eviction.

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JULY 25, 2007

We would welcome greater public support for our programs, which set a shining example for animal welfare across the nation. New York, July 23, 2007 Edwin Sayres President and Chief Executive A.S.P.C.A.

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JANUARY 16, 2007

Those who continue to abuse every animal and natural resource for their own pleasures will come to represent the ugly. 12, 2007 Note from KBJ: You are what you wear. Some day it will be the ultimate in chic to be a compassionate consumer. Kat McAfee Princeton, N.J.,

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OCTOBER 30, 2007

For the same reason that most of us would not eat our pets, we should also not eat chickens, pigs or other animals. There is no moral difference between eating a dog or a pig, a cat or a chicken. Borders Jr. Louisville, Ky.,

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APRIL 15, 2007

Japan Information Center Consulate General of Japan New York, April 4, 2007 Scientific research from Japan has been highly commended by the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific Committee. Jiro Okuyama Dir.,

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AUGUST 22, 2007

Indeed, if public sympathy is changing in China regarding how we treat animals raised and killed for food, as it is here in the United States, then we can only expect future improvements in the welfare of farm animals. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive, Humane Society of the United States Washington, Aug.

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JANUARY 9, 2007

I confess that I felt a certain animosity toward the reptile, and have yet to decide whether I will help his or her cousins in the future. Robert Longley Salisbury, Conn.,

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