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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

But there is indeed a simple answer to these problems: Go vegan. 27, 2008 To the Editor: The majority of people do not understand what society is causing because of our appetite for meat in every meal. We have become the pigs, and we are paying the price with our health. 27, 2008 The writer is a pig farmer.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. 11, 2008 To the Editor: We are seeing environmental ruin because of factory farming. To the Editor: Re “ The Protein Pyramid ” (editorial, Nov. Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov.