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Newsweek Editor Goes Vegan

Animal Person

Did you see that Newsweek editor David Noonan went vegan (see " I Can't Believe I'm Still a Vegan ")? Chime in, and because this article is in the magazine issue dated March 23, write a letter to letters@newsweek.com. He clearly needs a bit of encouragement as he finds it "sort of a pain in the ass. And kind of boring, too."

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On Deep Vegan Outreach and Dr. Ray Greek

Animal Person

I also saw two items of particular interest to the mission of Animal Rights and AntiOppression as well as Animal Person on the Interwebs: An introduction to "Deep Vegan Outreach" and an open letter from Dr. Ray Greek. What do you think about Deep Vegan Outreach? Here's "An Open Letter from Dr. Ray Greek on the Feb.

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Think Vegan Food Must Be Boring and Bland? Think Again!

Animal Ethics

Most people are shocked and appalled when they first read descriptions of factory farming and learn about the horribly inhumane conditions in which the billions of animals destined for dinner tables are raised, and they are even more appalled when they first see documentary footage of the institutional cruelties inherent in factory farming.

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On Betrayal and Abolition

Animal Person

While spending hours in the car I've been thinking about various issues related to sentient nonhumans, animal rights and veganism. I cannot locate the article), and one was a post about abolitionists. Imagine if kids in 4-H were taught how to raise dogs for dogfighting (not a perfect analogy, I know).

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Death by Veganism ,” by Nina Planck (Op-Ed, May 21): I am a nutritionist who testified as an expert witness for the prosecution in the criminal trial of the parents of Crown Shakur. As the lead prosecutor in this case told the jury, this poor infant was not killed by a vegan diet. Contrary to Ms.

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Animal Rights is Pernicious Nonsense?

Animal Person

If you can get through the article's pernicious nonsense, there are some salient points, albeit the result of confusion on the part of the author. It's too bad that Latimer's presentation is so obnoxious, as even when he raises what might be valid points, he makes you want to disagree with him.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

27): Mark Bittman answered my prayers by writing an article exposing how the meat industry contributes to global warming, world hunger and other issues plaguing our world. But there is indeed a simple answer to these problems: Go vegan. Raising livestock is the best use of most pasture land, not growing crops.