Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. All animals deserve humane treatment, including animals raised for food.” Proposition 2 has been passed in California. From the campaign website : (Nov. on Prop 2 campaign.

Prop 2 100

Prop 2 Wayne Pacelle Proposition 2 California 100

Animal Ethics

APRIL 23, 2008

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic catechism affirm that compassion for animals is a matter of human dignity. The United Methodist Church supports the humane treatment of farm animals and calls for the protection of endangered species.

New York Times 40

New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York Puppy Mills 40

Animal Ethics

JULY 22, 2008

We need not wait for the resolution of the big-picture theoretical debates to come together to ensure that all animals receive more decent and humane treatment, as they deserve. Suffering is far from a uniquely human experience.

New York Times 40

New York Times Humane Society Of The United States New York Apes 40

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

Anna Lappé Brooklyn, July 31, 2008 The writer is a co-founder of the Small Planet Institute. We pay lip service to more humane treatment of the animals that we eat, but how many of us look beyond the label on the package of chicken cutlets? Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Factory Farm Factory Farming 40