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Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Humanity Even for Nonhumans ,” by Nicholas D. April 9, 2009 To the Editor: In making the personal decision of where to place ourselves in our ethical relationship with animals, it is important to evaluate the reality of our words. Kristof (column, April 9): Thank you for this inspiring and enlightening article.

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Growing Meat vs. Going Vegetarian

Animal Ethics

," Andrew Revkin explores the brave new world of growing meat cultures in vitro as a more humane and possibly more environmentally friendly way of producing meat. In his post, Revkin cites Jesse Ausubel, Director of the Program for the Human Environment at Rockefeller University. metric tons per year?

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Animal Ethics

1, 2009 To the Editor: As an ethics instructor who aims to inspire my students to think about the connections between their values and daily practices, I found Nicolette Hahn Niman’s article disappointing. Niman’s argument amounts to lowering an ethical standard to fit the demands of our meat-centric culture and Western privilege.

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Animal Ethics

Mary Ellen Croteau Chicago, Dec. Instead of allowing companies to find ways to turn food a dog might reject into cheap human food, shouldn’t the U.S.D.A. I’m sure it would save even more money. concern itself with why there are E. coli and salmonella in our food supply in the first place? Jan Weber Brooklyn, Jan.

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Water Worries—How We're Drugging Other Species

Animal Ethics

Pharmaceutically-laced water isn't just a problem for humans. Closer to home, the AP story reports that: fish collected in waterways near or in Chicago; West Chester, Pa.; While many city water departments are aware of the problem, most of them aren't sharing that information with their customers. See this AP story for details.

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We are Just Money Grubbers

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It is threatened by habitat degradation as a result of the human exploitation of natural resources in the taiga and lower tundra regions of its breeding range, and by lake drainage for irrigation and hydroelectric power production (Armenia).” We, humans, seem to be quite hostile neighbours to other life forms around us.

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