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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Once again people associated with the animal rights group PETA ( letter , June 19) have tried to disparage the commitment circuses have for animal care and conservation. and Barnum & Bailey are dedicated to providing the very best of care for all our animals, especially the Asian elephant.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

A Humane Egg The life of animals raised in confinement on industrial farms is slowly improving, thanks to pressure from consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers and legislators.

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Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

I've been reading the literature of animal rights for nearly three decades, and contributing to it for the past decade or so. This New York Times column has to rank as the worst thing I've read.

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Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

Here is a New York Times blog post about legal rights for animals.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

We pay lip service to more humane treatment of the animals that we eat, but how many of us look beyond the label on the package of chicken cutlets? Bernard Burlew New York, July 31, 2008 To the Editor: While I am grateful for Nicholas D. Government animal rights regulations may help.

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Animal Rights

Animal Ethics

Here is a New York Times op-ed column about legal rights for animals. Peter Singer is quoted.

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Abolitionism Versus Meliorism

Animal Ethics

Here is a New York Times op-ed column, coathored by a philosopher and an historian, about animal rights.