Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2007

14): To the animals being slaughtered, it does not matter whether their killers are local or whether they will be eaten or displayed on a wall. Hunting is cruel and cowardly, and any attempt to rationalize or gain acceptance for it as a sport does not eradicate this fact. Their suffering is the same. Rebecca Sunshine Hartsdale, N.Y.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Compassion Slaughter 40

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. Has it really been 21 years (almost) from the publication of Jonathan Franzen’s New Yorker article, “ Emptying the Skies ,” six years since the documentary with the same name? birding tour company.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 251

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 20, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. Though chickens can live for 5 to 11 years, after two years, they are hauled away to slaughter just like battery-caged hens. Chickens enjoy being together in small flocks, sunning, dust bathing and scratching in the soil for food.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Battery Cages Factory Farm 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2023

Plume hunting raged supreme 150 years ago, when egret feathers were part of a worldwide trade in feathers and other bird parts, used for women’s hats and other articles of clothing (but mostly hats), delighting the upper classes and practically wiping out bird species. It has become the cornerstone of U.S.

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Connecticut Washington Legislation Hunting 147