Critter News

JANUARY 5, 2009

It's a small mention in this Ag Week article about issues coming up in 2009 , but worth noting. Another big issue gaining momentum is animal welfare. You may hate to hear about this, but I do think that the animal-raising industries are going to have to reach some compromises with the Humane Society of the U.S.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

Animals raised for food suffer miserably. The overwhelming passage in November of Proposition 2 in California, which banned tight confinement of many of the animals raised for food, is a fine example of the power of publicity to educate people about the atrocities we commit to those animals who have no voice of their own.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

2, 2009 The writer is dean of the College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences at Kean University. 1, 2009 To the Editor: As an ethics instructor who aims to inspire my students to think about the connections between their values and daily practices, I found Nicolette Hahn Niman’s article disappointing. Toney Union, N.J.,

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