Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Drummer Denies He Intentionally Spooked Horse That Died ” (news article, Sept. The recent report by the New York City comptroller points out the absolute failure of city agencies to protect these indentured slaves. Zelda Penzel New York, Sept. Shame on Mayor Michael R.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 11, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ We Eat Horses, Don’t We? ,” by Christa Weil (Op-Ed, March 5): Ms. Horses slaughtered in America today go not to feed the poor and the hungry but to satisfy the esoteric palates of wealthy diners in Europe and Japan. Yes, all food animals should meet a dignified end. But horses are not cows, pigs or chickens.

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Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2009

The New York Times presents us, this morning, with "Equine Alternative" regarding the recent discovery that horses decided to allow themselves be domesticated by humans for our mutual benefit, earlier than we had thought (3500 BC, and we preciously thought it was more like 2500 BC). The Botai did not just herd horses for meat.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 28, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Mustangs Stir a Debate on Thinning the Herd ” (front page, July 20): The Bureau of Land Management is charged with protecting wild horses and burros on the Western rangelands. Davis, an emeritus professor of animal science at Oregon State University, says the horses “damage” the environment. July 23, 2008

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 10, 2007

To the Editor: As sponsors of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act , we take issue with Christa Weil’s views on the horsemeat industry ( Op-Ed , March 5). The horse slaughter industry in the United States has nothing to do with feeding hungry people and everything to do with animal cruelty.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 8, 2008

To the Editor: Re “ Another Horse-Racing Horror ” (editorial, May 6): Thank you for adding your voice to the many who are demanding that the welfare of racehorses should come before profits. It’s not just the injured horses that suffer. It’s the thousands of faceless colts and fillies we never see that suffer from this so-called sport.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 31, 2007

To the Editor: An addendum should be made to your editorial ’s point that all horses deserve the “generosity of conscience” that was expended to save Barbaro. Just days before Barbaro was humanely put down, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act was reintroduced in Congress. 30, 2007

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Animal Ethics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Audit Criticizes City on Care of Carriage Horses ” (news article, Sept. 6): While it’s commendable to finally see an official acknowledgment of the hideous conditions in which the carriage horses are forced to exist, the suggested remedies would just be a Band-Aid for an inherently inhumane situation.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 18, 2006

To the Editor: Re “ Plan for Tracking Animals Meets Farmers’ Resistance ” (news article, Dec. I have one older riding horse and occasionally some laying hens. I expect that the industry groups would like to put my farmer friends out of business with the costs and hassles of tagging their animals, to eliminate competition.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 4, 2007

Here is a New York Times op-ed column about measures that are being taken to prevent injuries to race horses. Does anyone out there advocate abolition of horse racing? If so, on what ground?

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 11, 2008

Here is a New York Times story about horse slaughter.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 5, 2007

The author of this New York Times op-ed column argues that eating horse flesh is as American as apple pie.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2007

It's a sad day for horse lovers. See here for the New York Times story. I'm not saying it's wrong to put such animals to death. I'm saying that, if we do put them to death, we shouldn't call it euthanasia, for that implies something false, namely, that the killing is done for the sake of the animal.

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Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2010

I went back to New York to the areas where I grew up and went to college and graduate school for a five-day weekend. As someone who's about to have a one-year old in her life, I was particularly aware of the part animals play in the lives of the children and how animals are talked about. That makes sense to me.

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