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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 26, 2007
It is time to retire chimpanzees in labs to sanctuaries like Chimp Haven. 13, 2007 The writer is a program director at the Humane Society of the United States. Kathleen Conlee Washington, Nov.
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Animal Ethics
DECEMBER 18, 2007
The use of animals in entertainment when animal cruelty is involved is deplorable, whether it is dog fighting or bull riding. Corporations should reject the notion that this is a sport worthy of their ad dollars. Brad Goldberg President, Animal Welfare Trust Mamaroneck, N.Y.,
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Animal Ethics
JANUARY 2, 2008
28, 2007 The writer, on the staff of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, writes for its Animals in Entertainment Campaign. These acts of independence are often their last, as, like Tatiana, most animals who attempt to follow their natural instincts are killed. Jennifer O’Connor Norfolk, Va.,
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Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 25, 2007
19, 2007 Note from KBJ: I would replace "living" with "sentient." 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. Machtinger San Francisco, Nov.
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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
JUNE 17, 2007
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. But one thing they all have in common is the strongest desire imaginable to love you, protect you and bond with you. Sherrill Durbin Tulsa, Okla.,
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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
OCTOBER 30, 2007
There is no moral difference between eating a dog or a pig, a cat or a chicken. For the same reason that most of us would not eat our pets, we should also not eat chickens, pigs or other animals. Borders Jr. Louisville, Ky.,
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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 24, 2007
Incidentally, the catch was all sold for cat food at less than 10 cents a pound. We need to stop making holes in the world’s oceans. Goldsmith Wailuku, Hawaii, Nov.
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Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
Slaughter Member of Congress, 28th District, New York Washington, Sept. To preserve the effectiveness of our antibiotics, all meat producers need to back away from the overuse of drugs.
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Animal Ethics
JULY 25, 2007
New York, July 23, 2007 We would welcome greater public support for our programs, which set a shining example for animal welfare across the nation. Edwin Sayres President and Chief Executive A.S.P.C.A.
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Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 21, 2007
Zelda Penzel New York, Sept. Shame on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the City Council for ignoring the plight of these horses.
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Animal Ethics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2007
6, 2007 The writer is a staff dietitian at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. But like sodas and sugary snacks, meat and dairy products also play a role in our children’s expanding waistlines. The cheeseburgers and meat tacos our children eat at school also deserve our full attention. Dulcie Ward Washington, Sept.
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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
AUGUST 3, 2007
Lisa Peterson Director of Club Communications, American Kennel Club New York, July 31, 2007 Targeted programs that address specific segments of the companion animal population and broad public education programs have been and can continue to be effective.
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Animal Ethics
MARCH 21, 2007
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. March 14, 2007 Note from KBJ: Replace "animals" and "pigs" with "slaves" in the second letter and see what happens. They don’t volunteer. Jill Appell Pres.,
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Animal Ethics
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. Animals aren’t possessions to use, abuse and throw away when we tire of them.
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Animal Ethics
MARCH 11, 2007
March 5, 2007 The writer is an owner of Fasig-Tipton , North America’s oldest thoroughbred auction house. Hope Ryden New York, March 5, 2007 The writer is the author of a book about America’s last wild horses. The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act is needed to ensure that a permanent ban on slaughter is enacted.
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Animal Ethics
JULY 29, 2007
July 24, 2007 Note from KBJ: Pit bulls and Rottweilers account for the vast majority of dog bites, including the most serious ones. The solution to preventing dog bites is the education of owners, breeders and the general public about aggression prevention through selection, socialization and training.
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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
AUGUST 10, 2007
Recently they have invested millions of dollars into research conducted by Purdue University. But the progress of the last decade should not be ignored. Jill Appell President National Pork Producers Council East Altona, Ill.,
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
AUGUST 17, 2007
10, 2007 Note from KBJ: By what right do we take these animals out of the wild? Georgia State and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development still support language training and cognitive research with four chimpanzees, and do other cognitive research work with resident populations of macaques and rhesus monkeys.
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Animal Ethics
JANUARY 16, 2007
12, 2007 Note from KBJ: You are what you wear. Some day it will be the ultimate in chic to be a compassionate consumer. Those who continue to abuse every animal and natural resource for their own pleasures will come to represent the ugly. Kat McAfee Princeton, N.J.,
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Animal Ethics
JANUARY 31, 2007
Surely a nation and a national press that can expend so much attention on the life and death of one racehorse should be able to muster the compassion to pass legislation that would end this cruelty. Brad Goldberg President Animal Welfare Advocacy Mamaroneck, N.Y.,
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Animal Ethics
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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Animal Ethics
MARCH 5, 2007
In Las Vegas, housing unadoptable animals for too long contributed to the overcrowding and allowed parvo, distemper and other diseases to incubate and rapidly spread through the shelter’s animal population. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the U.S. Washington, Feb.
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Animal Ethics
MARCH 10, 2007
John Spratt Washington, March 6, 2007 We urge our colleagues in the House and the Senate to take up the matter again and put an end to this barbaric practice. Senator) Mary Landrieu (Rep.) Jan Schakowsky (Rep.) Ed Whitfield (Rep.) Nick Rahall (Rep.)
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Animal Ethics
JANUARY 16, 2007
Since 1999, the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef samples tested by the Agriculture Department has declined by 80 percent to a fraction of a percent, a level once thought impossible. Patrick Boyle President and Chief Executive American Meat Institute Washington, Jan.
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Animal Ethics
MAY 27, 2007
May 20, 2007 Fittingly, few words, much content! Posamentier River Vale, N.J.,
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Animal Person
APRIL 21, 2009
New York Times. New York City. More >> Category. More >> Players. More >> Places. Kazakhstan. More >> Year. The number next to each changes with the popularity of the terms (for each blog).
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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter
Animal Person
APRIL 7, 2009
" Surge in Abandoned Horses Renews Debate Over Slaughterhouses " in today's New York Times begs a lot of questions that I wonder how you would answer. Let's deconstruct: The facts of the case: "Emaciated horses eating bark off trees. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles. Horses subsisting on feces, walking among carcasses.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2011
Now a Senior Leader with WINGS, Rick was a department editor at Birding from 2004 to 2008, editor of Winging It from 2005 to 2007 and currently writes Aimophila Adventures. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
Now a Senior Leader with WINGS, Rick was a department editor at Birding from 2004 to 2008, editor of Winging It from 2005 to 2007 and currently writes Aimophila Adventures. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
Larry wanted to share his passion for birds and conservation and hatched The Birders Report in September of 2007. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Building birdhouses and putting up feeders brought the avian fauna even closer and he was hooked.
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Birding Lodges – Part 1 – Paradise in Portugal
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.
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188 Birding Lodges – Part 2 – Punta Cana Resort & Club
10,000 Birds
MARCH 22, 2011
From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.
The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida
10,000 Birds
MARCH 8, 2011
From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.
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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Cuban Black Hawk, split in 2007 from Common Black Hawk! It’s time to bird Cuba and it is time to learn more about Cuban naturalists. This New York Times article summarizes the current status of travel to Cuba. Cuba is on my mind. 26 endemics! Bee Hummingbird, the smallest hummingbird in the world!
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