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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Alexander Mauskop New York, Nov. If we are not justified in eating mackerel ourselves, are we not also morally obligated to stop the slaughter brought on by the tuna? David Peters New York, Nov. And where does he draw the line between keeping a cow for milk and keeping a cat or dog for comfort or gratification?

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ The Bluefin Slaughter ” (editorial, Nov. Incidentally, the catch was all sold for cat food at less than 10 cents a pound. 17): As a young man I was privileged to work for and to know Capt. Mayo II of Provincetown, Mass. We need to stop making holes in the world’s oceans. Goldsmith Wailuku, Hawaii, Nov.

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On Teaching Children

Animal Person

It just so happens that after I read Bea's comment from yesterday about reaching kids with our message I saw a New York Times article from today called " Where Little Chefs Learn the Art of Slicing and Dicing ," by Ann Farmer. Are the kids cooking monkey, cat, dog, alligator or turtle? But I bet anything doesn't go.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 11 of 13

Animal Ethics

Whereas those arguments maintain that grain-eating animals should not be slaughtered, this argument is at least consistent with the position that they should be: grain-eating animals, it might be maintained by a new moral vegetarian, should be slaughtered to prevent them from eating more grain and producing new grain-eating offspring.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

It is a very interesting read, and as I stated in the post I wrote on my blog , part of the team that wrote the plan is the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, one of the states proposing a Sandhill Crane slaughter. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Adopt A Turkey!

4 The Love Of Animals

Says DeGeneres: “Did you know that every year between 250 and 300 million turkeys are bred for slaughter in the United States? Here at Farm Sanctuary, we live with turkeys, so we know they are interesting and intelligent and have complex emotional lives like dogs, cats and other animals.

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