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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The other problem with meat consumption is proportion. Consumers can help the beef industry save itself by both buying less and choosing grass-fed. 5, 2008 The writers are the authors of “ Beef: The Untold Story of How Milk, Meat, and Muscle Shaped the World.” It is essential for the industry’s survival.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

People who study pigs say they are as intelligent as a 3-year-old child, smarter even than the dogs we share our homes with. Would anyone in this day and age dare to say that we cannot presume to know a dog’s mind, that a dog cannot tell us if it is happy or sad, frustrated, lonely or bored?