Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Decisions on how best to house farm animals should be left to the family farmers, like me, who care for their animals every day. The animal housing debate will continue among those most knowledgeable about it. Those same producers care for the land, water and air that they live on, drink and breathe.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 8, 2008

Dogs form attachments to their families and thrive on consistency. A dog is a lifetime friend and companion—not a two-hour rental. Frequent and abrupt changes in location, routine, discipline and attention are confusing and stressful. Moving them from person to person, home to home, can induce problems such as anxiety and depression.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

He doesn’t recognize the public health and ecological harms caused by industrial food animal production methods, including increased antibiotic resistance, polluted drinking water, huge fish kills and impaired air quality leading to respiratory illness.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 15, 2009

Meanwhile, protect yourself and your family from such germs by refusing to purchase or consume any meat produced on factory farms. Write to your state and federal representatives and urge them to pass legislation banning the routine, non-therapeutic use of antibiotics on factory farms.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 3, 2007

When Jesus died on the cross, He didn't just save us humans—He died for the animals, too. Prior to Jesus' death on the cross, animal sacrifices were a common and vital part of every family's worship experience. The animals took the place of humans.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 2, 2008

Spend more time with family and friends. Spend more time with family and friends—I will do X in the evening with my spouse or partner, and I will do Y with my kids on the weekend (where you and your family and friends fill in the variables appropriately). Lose weight. Quit smoking. Exercise more. Eat right. Drink less alcohol.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2006

Spend more time with family and friends. Spend more time with family and friends—I will do X in the evening with my spouse or partner, and I will do Y with my kids on the weekend (where you and your family and friends fill in the variables appropriately). Lose weight. Quit smoking. Exercise more. Eat right. Drink less alcohol.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Spock's Baby and Child Care: A Handbook for Parents of the Developing Child from Birth to Adolescence , Dr. Benjamin Spock no longer recommends feeding animal products to children after two years of age. According to Dr. Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Suppose there is a man who wishes to end his life but regrets never having given his poor and hungry family any pleasure. The members of his family have no objections; on the contrary, they rather relish the idea. He requests that after his death his wife prepare a lavish dinner with him as the main course.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Back in the olden days of the family farm we never knew about the occurrence of food-related illness because we did not have a way of tracking it. Jonathan Spitz Westfield, N.J.,

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 23, 2006

Jonathan Hubbell, a philosophy major at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the newest member of the Animal Ethics blog, and once again, I would like to welcome him aboard. In his fresh and candid first post (available here ), Jonathan admitted that he is struggling with the issue of ethical vegetarianism.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 30, 2009

For me, a very special part of my being Latina is the mucho platos de arroz, gandoles y pernir —rice, beans and pork—that I have eaten at countless family holidays and special events. Part of my Latina identity is the sound of merengue at all our family parties and the heart wrenching Spanish love songs that we enjoy.

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Or one might distinguish according to the kinds of value which may justify the eating of meat: turkey dinners on holidays with the family might be thought legitimate, while a bachelor cooking for himself would be under an obligation to abstain from meat. Philip E.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Many families, especially ones with young children, find that dogs are an asset when they are still playful puppies (capable of keeping the children amused), but become an increasing liability as they grow into middle age, with an adult appetite but sans youthful allure.

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