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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Would we say these people were slaughtered in a “people friendly” manner? Confinement is confinement, mutilation is mutilation, and slaughter is slaughter. My doctor says my tremendous health and strength are due to my being a vegan. To the Editor: The term “free range” sounds prettier than it usually is.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Niman obscures the well-evidenced connection between veganism and environmentalism. A “free range” bird eats insects, as well as plants, so it gets more nutrition out of the same amount of land than do her cattle, which eat only the grass. Borrowing a move from the tobacco industry, Ms. Contrary to Ms. Indeed, in Ms.