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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

It is no more acceptable to confine 60 hens for their entire lives in a cage that you report is “about the size of a Ford F-150 pickup truck’s flatbed” than it would be to treat 60 cats similarly. Compassionate consumers can take a stand against this cruelty by choosing vegan options.

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Animal Ethics

I suspect that many regular readers of Animal Ethics are already vegetarians. That's because those who read Animal Ethics with regularity know that there are many compelling reasons to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. And, as noted above, the original divinely-prescribed diet was a vegan diet.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Though chickens can live for 5 to 11 years, after two years, they are hauled away to slaughter just like battery-caged hens. Let chickens be chickens, and avoid the whole moral dilemma by going vegan. All of the male hatchlings are either smothered or ground up alive. Jean Bettanny Port Townsend, Wash.,