Animal Ethics
APRIL 27, 2008
We encourage kids to gently pet baby lambs, cows, chickens and pigs, but we deny them this loving connection when we serve animals for dinner by surreptitiously calling them chops, hamburger, nuggets and bacon. More than nine billion chickens are slaughtered each year in the United States. Patti Breitman Fairfax, Calif.,
Animal Ethics
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
What would the cost of a hamburger at Burger King or McDonald’s be if the meat were to come from Ms. Niman for pasturing the animals to provide all the beef, turkey, chicken and pork eaten in this country? Niman’s ranch and others using comparable methods? How many people would be able to afford the price? Lois Bloom Easton, Conn.,
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