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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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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. Barry Rehfeld New York, Nov.

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To the Editor: Re “Officials Point to Swine Flu in New York” (front page, April 26): Dare we ask why this happening [sic]? While its exact origin is still unclear, this pathogen, and many others (like avian influenza), originated from animals being raised or eaten for food. Program, University of California, San Francisco.

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To the Editor: Let’s tell people of the quantum jump in energy efficiency that could be accomplished by eating less meat and having what meat is eaten be grass fed and pasture raised by local farmers. Bonnie Lane Webber New York, Jan. It’s easy to cut meat consumption if you start with one day a week of no meat.

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22, 2009 The writer teaches philosophy at Southern Methodist University and is the author of the forthcoming “ Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals.” Alexander Mauskop New York, Nov. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan. 22, 2009 To the Editor: Gary Steiner’s case for veganism founders on the facts.

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percent for 2009 versus 0.99 But the people who raise and package beef share a commitment to aggressively finding and applying safety solutions that keep them out of our food. Furthermore, where there was a modest increase detected in raw ground beef components, Beef Products Inc.’s Food safety is the No.

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It was decreed a national symbol of Honduras on 28 June 1993 by the National Congress of Honduras as a way to raise awareness of the varied avifauna of Honduras. These Blasts From The Past Where Are You Birding This Last Weekend of November 2009? What is the National Bird of Denmark? Community conservation – valuing what’s around us.Or

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