10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Though admittedly, I only show this photo to quote the line of a Gary Larson cartoon : “The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression.” And for the last time this year: the Blue-and-white Flycatcher. And yes, sparrows in areas with polluted air are less healthy.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 15, 2009

In recent years, MRSA has been found in retail cuts of chicken, pork, beef and other meats—a particularly worrisome trend since MRSA can be contracted simply by handling infected cuts of meat. Just how prevalent is MRSA-infected meat? Unfortunately, MRSA can be passed from person to person.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 2, 2008

billion a year between 1997 and 2005, totaling nearly $35 billion, according to researchers at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University. The fact that geese mate for life, and that the mate of the poor goose that was slaughtered would step forward, was enough to make me swear off meat forever, if I hadn’t already.

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Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

What Meat Should Not Be Eaten? What is forbidden meat? KBJ: Martin seems to think that people who abstain from meat on the ground that meat-eating causes pain would not eat “beef cattle” even if they could not feel pain. Scientific research and expertise are needed here. But what about microorganisms?

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Spock: Most families have become more conscious about the fat content of meats, and many are choosing the lower-fat cuts. The healthiest diets of all, however, go a step further, and get their nutrients from beans, grains, vegetables, and fruits rather than from meats. There is no need for infants to be raised on cow's milk formulas.

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