Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

New Jersey is thinning its deer herd. How many of you oppose this? What would you do instead?

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 1, 2008

Some indication of the genuinely biocentric value orientation of ethical environmentalism is indicated in what otherwise might appear to be gratuitous misanthropy. The preciousness of individual deer, as of any other specimen, is inversely proportional to the population of the species.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

To the Editor: In “ Hunting Deer With My Flintlock ” (Op-Ed, Dec. 26), Seamus McGraw says he has a responsibility to kill deer because there are too many. He has volunteered to kill a deer cruelly, ineptly and with an outdated weapon that causes additional suffering to the deer. MARIE BROWN Baldwin, N.Y., STEPHEN F.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 11, 2008

You report that Susan Predl, a senior biologist with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, uses “distance sampling” to count the deer that managed to survive the recent county-organized, taxpayer-financed slaughter. The fault does not lie with the deer. DiVincenzo Jr., the county executive. May 5, 2008

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Niman for pasturing the animals to provide all the beef, turkey, chicken and pork eaten in this country? 1, 2009 To the Editor: As an ethics instructor who aims to inspire my students to think about the connections between their values and daily practices, I found Nicolette Hahn Niman’s article disappointing. Lois Bloom Easton, Conn.,

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 24, 2007

It’s time to stop pandering to hunters and the gun lobby and turn to humane measures to control the deer population and outlaw this barbaric pastime. There are no “lofty pedestals” for those without compassion or empathy for other creatures. Rebecca Sunshine Hartsdale, N.Y.,

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

if they see a mistreated dog, and shudder to see a wounded deer in the road. And as the slaughtering of animals is not high tech, certainly no trade secrets would be at risk with the imposition of cameras. The live feed can be monitored by any and all who are willing to watch. I think most would, enthusiastically.

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