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PETA Latches On To Tiller Murder For Publicity

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From the article: A national animal rights group plans to erect billboards in Wichita urging people on both sides of the abortion debate to go vegetarian. Go Vegetarian." Choose Vegetarian." Like a moth to a flame. One version of the billboard says, "Pro-Life? The other says, "Pro-Choice? Stay classy there PETA.

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Defending Laboratory Rats

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Nice article about people who are committed to defending "lab rats" used for medical research. You see people shut down if you talk about how a rat can suffer," says Chad Sandusky, director of toxicology and research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group that fights for animal rights and advocates vegetarianism. "You

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From the Mailbag

Animal Ethics

Thank you for sending me the articles. I have been working in the animal movement for several decades on 2 continents, and have been vegetarian for nearly 40 years and vegan for 25 of those years. Alley Cat Rescue serves vegan food at our gatherings, and encourages all groups that work with cats and dogs to do the same.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Kristof (column, April 9): Thank you for this inspiring and enlightening article. In my 40s, I became a vegetarian because I was saving sick and injured birds, and I just couldn’t eat them and save them. April 9, 2009 The writer is president of United Poultry Concerns, an advocacy group. Animals raised for food suffer miserably.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

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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Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East: A Field Guide Review

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Unlike birds, they do not vocalize; unlike butterflies, they are totally predatory, not a vegetarian amongst them. Family and genus sections all begin with descriptions of what features the group has in common and how individuals differ. Within families, species are organized by genus. With odonates, there are always exceptions!