Animal Ethics

APRIL 11, 2008

In today's Dot Earth post " Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too? ," Andrew Revkin explores the brave new world of growing meat cultures in vitro as a more humane and possibly more environmentally friendly way of producing meat. Every day, some people switch from meat-based diets to vegetarian diets.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

But the vested interests are very strong, and consumers have become accustomed to artificially low prices for meat. When we understand that these prices require “torturing animals,” we will begin to change this system and also improve our diets. His new column offers hope for animals and help for people.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The federal government neither adequately protects nor informs consumers about the animal products they eat or of the health hazards of eating them. Instead it aids industry boards that exist solely to sell animal products. Consumers should have the right to know in order to make informed decisions.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

The Argument from Brutalization The previous argument was based on an alleged indirect effect on human beings of not eating meat. It is argued that the killing and eating of meat indirectly tends to brutalize people. People who do not eat meat tend to be less cruel and inhumane to persons than people who do eat meat.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 2, 2007

Please stop by for a visit, take the interview as a meat eater to see how it works (regardless of whether you eat meat), and consider adding a link to eInterview.org from your web site. You are also welcome to contact Professor Plous for further information. With kind regards, Jen Spiller Wesleyan University

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2010

To the Editor: Re “ More Perils of Ground Meat ” (editorial, Jan. According to the most recent information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s FoodNet Data, there have been no significant increases in food-borne illness since 2005, and there were significant declines before then. percent from 0.47

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 27, 2007

I wrote to you about a year ago to inform you of my decision to stop eating meat. I have eaten meat 1 time in 1 year, by accident. At the time you advised that I should do so slowly, rather than just stopping one day. At the time, I decided to continue eating fish, just to make sure that I wouldn't crave too much.

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