Critter News

JUNE 5, 2009

Thanks to Patty at Animal Rights-Do Whatever is Necessary for reposting this list of 40 ways to help lab animals. There are many excellent books on issues related to animal research. Know Your Adversary Part of being an effective activist on animal research issues is knowing the arguments in support of animal research.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 25, 2007

To the Editor: “ For ‘Animal Precinct,’ Reality Subject to Dispute ” (news article, July 23) missed the entire point of comprehensive animal welfare: that effective animal welfare requires both response and prevention. The real story here is our tireless commitment to fighting animal cruelty.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2007

To the Editor: Nina Planck’s article touches on a particularly important topic. The medical journal Lancet recently published findings showing that children who are not adequately nourished in the first five years of life sometimes never catch up to their peers. Nicole Speer Boulder, Colo.,

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 6, 2009

4): Your article about E. Then I saw the photo of Stephanie Smith and read the accompanying article. 4, 2009 To the Editor: Your otherwise impressive article did not mention irradiation, the only reliable method of eliminating E. To the Editor: Re “ The Burger That Shattered Her Life: Trail of E. Victoria Bridgehampton, N.Y.,

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Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

Miller’s Op-Ed article provides a welcome breath of fresh air. Europe and Canada outlawed using hormones on dairy cows because of such human and animal health concerns. Miller’s article about the benefits of rBST is correct and thoughtful. There’s good reason for cynicism. George Entenman Chapel Hill, N.C., Kershen Norman, Okla.,

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

In my earlier post "Children and Heart Disease" available here , I noted that, in the seventh and final edition of Dr. 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. The answer is "Yes."

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Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 21, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ New Battle of Logging vs. Spotted Owls Looms in West ” (news article, Oct. 18, 2007 The writer is associate director, Center for Health and the Global Environment , Harvard Medical School. 18): Saving old growth forest and spotted owls is wise for many reasons, including controlling infectious diseases. Boston, Oct.

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