Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Michael Radkowsky Washington, Nov. 9, 2008 Note from KBJ: Some reasons for vegetarianism apply to all animals, from cows, pigs, and sheep to turkeys, chickens, and fish. Yet Al Gore does not even mention the need for Americans to reduce meat consumption as we attempt to rescue ourselves from the climate crisis.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 15, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ A Case of Abuse, Heightened ,” by Joe Nocera (Talking Business column, March 8): Mr. Nocera tells us that most slaughterhouses don’t mistreat animals or funnel sick downer cows into the food chain. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive The Humane Society of the United States Washington, March 8, 2008

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Animal Ethics

JULY 15, 2009

You also suggest that my proposal would result in shooting of bulls (male elk), as opposed to cows (female elk). Byron Dorgan Washington, July 9, 2009 The writer is a Democratic senator from North Dakota. My proposal does no such thing. It leaves the National Park Service full latitude to determine which elk should be culled.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

But there is a net loss in all meat production, not just of farmed fish or feeding fish to land animals being raised for food. Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « Bird Deaths in Washington D.C. To that end, the principals have created a terrific site called Conserving the Future: Refuges and the Next Generation to elicit votes and comments. Mike Mar 16th, 2011 at 9:07 pm I’m in full agreement with you, Jack Daw! Thanks for visiting!

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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

JULY 5, 2007

I dispute Dr. Miller’s assertion that rBGH-injected cows can help reduce milk prices. Andrew Kimbrell Executive Director Center for Food Safety Washington, June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Henry I. Susan Levin Washington, June 29, 2007 To the Editor: Urging more hormone injection of cows to increase milk production is backward.

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