4 The Love Of Animals

JUNE 15, 2010

Farm Sanctuary operates the country’s largest farm animal rescue and adoption network. Every year, they assist with urgent placement needs, particularly in cruelty cases involving large numbers of animals. Farm Sanctuary needs help. originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on June 15, 2010.

Farm Sanctuary 100

Farm Sanctuary Sanctuary Farming Farm Animal 100

Critter News

JUNE 28, 2009

Crowded and filthy conditions mean suffering for hens. How much suffering can and should they endure without significantly affecting the human pocketbook. More is at stake than just the comfort of chickens, though the well-being of 284 million U.S. But it's not just about the hens.it's about the money. Or corporate net income.

Hens Eggs 100

Hens Eggs Investigation Animal Welfare South Carolina 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

I served on the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, which released a report in 2008 that detailed exactly how much these “efficiencies” are costing America. 20, 2012 To the Editor: Blake Hurst asserts that “production methods should not cause needless suffering,” but the position he takes does just that.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Gestation Crates Gestation 40

Animal Person

AUGUST 16, 2011

He watched cockfighting and killed and skinned animals, but won’t eat veal. And this is partly what’s so disappointing about the message of this book: Herzog amasses the research, and sees and does things that involve tremendous suffering and injustice. You’re right, it is horrible! But I’m merely making his point.

Vegan 100

Vegan Morals Animal Rights Advocacy 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

A column entitled "Ag Industry Threatened by Animal Rights" appeared in today's High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal [ HPMAJ ]. The column, which you can read here , is a call to arms to factory farmers to fight back against those individuals and organizations working to protect farm animals from the abuses inherent in factory farms.

Factory 40

Factory Factory Farm Factory Farming Gestation Crates 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

In fact, a whole lot of semi-vegans can do much more for animals than the tiny number of people who are willing to give up all animal products and scrupulously read labels. Farm animals also benefit from the humane farming movement, even if the animal welfare changes it effects are not all that we should hope and work for.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Vegan Vegetarian 40

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

But the method she advocates for reaching those goals—raising grass-eating, pasture-foraging farm animals—would appear to be notoriously difficult to reproduce on a scale large enough to harvest enough meat, at a reasonable cost, for all the people wanting to eat meat in this country, let alone the world. Lois Bloom Easton, Conn.,

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Meat San Antonio 40