Animal Ethics

MARCH 30, 2008

It is a blight on Westchester to have a city consistently in the news for such an odious activity. The Michael Vick case shed light on the disgrace of those who cause dogs to fight each other, an event often accompanied by drug sales and prostitution. The Westchester chapter of the league is calling on the county executive, Andrew J.

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Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

Going vegan is the best way to combat this environmental nightmare, improve your health and stand up against the animal cruelty so prevalent in factory farms today. Suppose that I and people like me reduce our meat consumption by 50 percent (an unlikely event). Laura Frisk Encinitas, Calif.,

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 18, 2007

Bull riding events in rodeos are notorious for using spurs, flank straps and electric prods to promote bucking and to control the bull. The use of animals in entertainment when animal cruelty is involved is deplorable, whether it is dog fighting or bull riding.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 30, 2008

In this New York Times story, author Paul Lukas glorifies a New Jersey custom known among the locals as a "beefsteak." Harkening back to a more primitive time, the men proudly dispense with silverware and savagely compete to see who can consume the most flesh with their bare hands.

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