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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). That's what happens when people don't participate. That depends.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Only then will these companies “do the right thing,” if only to ensure their continued survival. For that you can blame a cowardly food industry and a cynical consumer movement, willing to sacrifice lives to further its antinuclear agenda. Starting today, I’m no longer eating ground beef. Ann Calandro Flemington, N.J.,