Animal Ethics

JANUARY 7, 2015

To the Editor: As Mark Bittman rightly notes, California’s new farm animal welfare law presages what is coming for all farm animal industries nationally (“ Hens, Unbound ,” column, Jan. 1, 2015 The writer is director of advocacy and policy for Farm Sanctuary, a national farm animal protection group.'

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Farm Sanctuary Gestation 40

Critter News

MARCH 15, 2012

I think the issue stems from this being an Islamic practice and the fear of contaminated meat, not concern for the animals. Two political parties in Quebec are speaking out about the ritual slaughter of animals, but a Jewish advocacy group is confident that kashrut is not being targeted.

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Slaughter Slaughtered Meat Animal Welfare 100

Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

Animals raised for food suffer miserably. That’s right, for me—but it may not be for others. Being “kind” to the animals has been great for my quality of life. Blithe images of all forms of animal production hide the bleak realities. April 9, 2009 The writer is president of United Poultry Concerns, an advocacy group.

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New York Times New York Proposition 2 Free Range 40