Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. Livestock's contribution to environmental problems is on a massive scale."

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

962), which would phase out antibiotics use in livestock for growth or preventative purposes unless manufacturers could prove that such uses don’t endanger public health. It also provides money to help farmers adopt alternative approaches to preventing illness among their herds, like cleaner housing and natural supplements.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 10, 2007

Yes, concentrated animal feeding operations, or “factory farms” as you call them, are a key feature of modern agriculture. But today these livestock operations don’t have to be unwelcome neighbors in their communities. You did not mention the tremendous progress made in ensuring that these farms are environmentally sound.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 11, 2008

In addition, allowing animal waste to be spread on fields at rates higher than can be absorbed, resulting in nutrient runoff and oceanic dead zones, needs to be stopped. If these policies were adopted, small-scale animal agriculture would be a more economical model, and people would eat less meat. Jillian Fry Baltimore, Dec.

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