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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Yet not mentioned is a simple step that will go a long way toward ensuring compliance with our already lax slaughterhouse requirements: Place video cameras throughout the kill process. And as the slaughtering of animals is not high tech, certainly no trade secrets would be at risk with the imposition of cameras.

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Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation

10,000 Birds

We have given an awful exhibition of slaughter and destruction, which may serve as a warning to all mankind. Of course, by now most people know they have been slaughtered by hunters for their ivory. The persecution of these apex predators, especially wolves , is rampant among some hunters and cattle ranchers. But I digress.

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