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From Today's New York Times

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How far do we go in protecting them? When we plant and harvest crops that vegans would find acceptable to eat, many animals are killed and their habitats are destroyed. If we all decide to consider animals as precious as humans, the only logical place for us is back in the jungle. 22, 2009 To the Editor: I am an ethical vegan.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

And it is not just at the slaughterhouses but at the factory farms where these animals are tortured from the very beginning of their lives to the horrible end. The federal government needs to recommit itself to putting boots on the ground in America and elsewhere to inspect and protect our food supply. Peters Paso Robles, Calif.,

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The One Animal Product You Should Feed Your Children

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332-3) Those are all compelling reasons to not feed your children meat (beef, pork, chicken, turkey, etc.) What about other animal products such as dairy products? as well as the District of Columbia offer women no protection or very limited protection of their right to breastfeed their children.

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Prima Facie vs. Ultima Facie Wrongness

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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. Dr. Dean Ornish has also documented the heart-protective effects of plant-based diets, as has Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic.