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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

But there is a net loss in all meat production, not just of farmed fish or feeding fish to land animals being raised for food. Feeding grain to chickens, pigs and cows is even more inefficient, with 70 percent of grain grown in the United States going to animals raised for food. Danielle Kichler Washington, Nov. Lawrence S.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

But there is indeed a simple answer to these problems: Go vegan. Having a roast or baked chicken used to be for special occasions. We have become the pigs, and we are paying the price with our health. What is wrong is factory farms. 27, 2008 The writer is a pig farmer. Elaine Sloan New York, Jan.