10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2021

The new series was masterminded by Chanticleer founder Paul Steiner, who was lauded on his death 19 years later for his “brilliant idea of creating bird guides with photographs” and organizing them visually. New York Times, March 11, 1996. Plate 28 from Audubon Bird Guide, Eastern Land Birds, by Richard H.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 25, 2010

15): We are glad to see an article describing the intensive confinement of egg-laying chickens, but we disagree when it says that animal advocates and consumers are “driving big changes” in the treatment of chickens. To the Editor: Re “ A Hen’s Space to Roost ” (Week in Review, Aug.

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New York Times New York Farm Sanctuary Factory Farm 40

Animal Ethics

OCTOBER 13, 2008

This modest proposal would bring a smidgen of comfort to millions of hens used for egg production. Recent investigations by nonprofit groups in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania have revealed the atrocious living conditions of egg-laying hens, though their owners said they were humanely cared for.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 18, 2008

Cholesterol is found only in foods derived from animals, like meat, cheese and eggs. Humans, and most animals, produce cholesterol naturally, but the problem is when we “supplement” this biologically occurring substance. I suppose you can say that I started to control my cholesterol level 17 years ago when I was a young woman.

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New York Times New York Vegetarian Vegan 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

The lengthy Introduction gives both a personal history and a global history of birds and art, including brief profiles of John James Audubon and the far lesser known Genevieve Estelle Jones, who conceived of a book eventually called Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio in the late 19th century.

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Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 18, 2006

And I would have to make a report to the United States Department of Agriculture any time a hen gets out and runs onto the neighbor’s property, or pay a $1,000 fine. This program will create havoc on America’s small farms.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2007

It is well settled that a balanced diet of these foods provides the same essential amino acids that Nina Planck finds in an egg. I’ll leave the question of infant care to the physicians, but I know firsthand that an adult vegan can enjoy robust physical health without contributing to the cruel suffering of animals on today’s factory farms.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2021

It would love to read more about the ethical considerations that go into using playback for research purposes and how federal rules against playback affect research design. For example, the authors explain ‘playback,’ a technique utilized in many of the studies they summarize and apparently in their own studies.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 11, 2007

Here is a New York Times story about the latest hot thing.

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Animal Ethics

JANUARY 28, 2007

Here is a lengthy but interesting New York Times story about food. Pay particular attention to the role played by the beef, pork, poultry, egg, and dairy industries, which have a vested interest in keeping people ignorant not only of what they eat but of how it was produced.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 20, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. The rooster watches over the flock protectively and often participates in a hen’s egg-laying ritual, an extremely important and private part of her life.

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