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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive, Humane Society of the United States Washington, Aug. 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.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the U.S. 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. Washington, Feb.