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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

They’re about protecting a system that produces cheap food. Farm Animal Welfare, ASPCA New York, Feb. JILLIAN PARRY FRY Baltimore, Feb. The idea that eggs from free-range chickens are somehow morally superior to other eggs is, frankly, weird. BOBBIE MULLINS Norfolk, Va., That sounds like a win-win to us.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Farm animals also benefit from the humane farming movement, even if the animal welfare changes it effects are not all that we should hope and work for. If the goal is not moral perfection for ourselves, but the maximum benefit for animals, half-measures ought to be encouraged and appreciated. How far do we go in protecting them?