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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Niman obscures the well-evidenced connection between veganism and environmentalism. I take umbrage at the omnivores who buy grass-fed beef and call me a barbaric savage for harvesting Maine’s overpopulated deer, moose, rabbit and fowl. Birds need only a fraction of the food that cattle do to gain a pound of meat. Contrary to Ms.

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Moral Vegetarianism, Part 3 of 13

Animal Ethics

Most moral vegetarians list fish and fowl as animals one should not eat. Vegan vegetarians who eat only vegetables, fruit, and nuts do not completely remove all microorganisms from their food, even with repeated cleaning. If beef cattle who could not feel pain were developed, then it would be permissible to eat them.

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