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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

Farmer writes about the Creative Cooks Culinary Center in Brooklyn, where kids 5 to 11-years old are taught cooking in a place "that treats the culinary arts as an anthropological adventure." For me, the focus on culture and tradition is basically an excuse for "anything goes" when it comes to animals. One is male.

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Operation Nix-the-Petting-Zoo, Part Deux

Animal Person

Coincidentally, last night was a board meeting for our homeowner's association, and though I wasn't on the agenda there's always time for homeowner comments about, say, the petting zoo and pony rides that are scheduled for the spring "BBQ" ( here 's part one of this story). Basically, it's for children who eat animals and their parents.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

For that you can blame a cowardly food industry and a cynical consumer movement, willing to sacrifice lives to further its antinuclear agenda. You will enjoy a much better meal and can safely cook it to your preferred doneness, although it will cost more. Unfortunately, irradiated meat and poultry can’t be found on store shelves.